Gap year in China with GAC

I didn't just spend a gap year in China—I collected a thousand little revolutions in how I see the world. Mornings might find me interning at a Shanghai tech startup, afternoons practicing Mandarin with elderly park-goers, and evenings learning family recipes from my host grandmother. GAC built the framework, but China filled in the colors: the startling quiet of a Buddhist temple, the electric hum of a night market, the warmth of a shared pot of tea with new friends. This wasn't a year away from life—it was life, dialed up to its most vivid setting. I returned not with answers, but with better questions, a solid foundation in Mandarin, and the quiet certainty that home can be found in the most unexpected places.