The 2016 National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) selected Julia Martin '17 and Antonia Hellman '17 as finalists, in its Summer China program. Julia will move on to become a participant. Julia will spend six weeks in one of three Chinese cities, where she will live with a homestay family and attend rigorous daily Mandarin classes. NSLI-Y is a program sponsored by the U.S. Department of State whose aim is to immerse U.S. citizens in "critical language" cultures abroad.

Photo and story by Mandarin Teacher Adam Lanphier