Brendan Nuse OC ‘17

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Shanxi Agricultural University, China (2017-19)

Brendan Nuse ’17 graduated in May 2017 with a double major in Environmental Studies and East Asian Studies. Brendan studied abroad for a semester in Kunming, China, and is currently researching changes in arguments for vegetarianism throughout history in China for his honors thesis. He has a strong interest in teaching, and has worked at Oberlin as a tutor and teaching assistant for classes in the Environmental Studies department. He has tutored with America Reads and America Counts, taught swimming lessons, been a substitute teacher, and last summer worked as a Residential Educator at the Middlebury-Monterey Language Academy. In China, Brendan hopes to deepen his understanding of Chinese culture and hone his pedagogical skills. He intends to become a Chinese language professor and plans to take action against current environmental crises by increasing cross-cultural understanding.

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What Am I Doing with My Life?
What Am I Doing with My Life?

Brendan Nuse ‘17, Shanxi Agricultural University Fellow

I know a lot of people love having free time to relax, but I am not one of those people. When I have free time, I usually spend it all worrying about how I don’t know what to do with my time.

我喜欢唱KTV
我喜欢唱KTV

Brendan Nuse ‘17, Shanxi Agricultural University Fellow

KTV, which an internet search tells me stands for “karaoke television”, refers to private karaoke rooms. Whenever you feel the urge to belt out one of your favorite Mandopop hits, you can just grab a few friends and head to the nearest KTV.