Charlotte Hopkinson OC ‘13

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Shanxi Agricultural University, China (2013-15)

Charlotte Hopkinson graduated in 2013 with a double major in Neuroscience and Law and Society.  She speaks French, Spanish, and Chinese and was a Resident Advisor in Spanish House.  She has served internships with the National Institutes of Health, two law offices, and as a news intern for WUSA 9.  She was a mediator for the Oberlin College Dialogue Center, a co-chair of Welcome Nursing Home Friends, a community service group in Oberlin, and served as Event Chair for the Relay for Life in Oberlin.  Charlotte was selected in 2011 as an Oberlin Law Scholar and in March 2012 was nominated by Oberlin College to Nu Rho Psi, the National Honor society in Neuroscience.  At SXAU she worked on her Chinese to learn the stories of the people in the community. Her experience working at SXAU enriched the perspective she brought to law school after the Fellowship.

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Starting from the Elemental: The Art of Traditional Chinese Painting
Starting from the Elemental: The Art of Traditional Chinese Painting

Charlotte Hopkinson ‘13, Taigu Fellow

This year, through the help of a close friend, I sought out painting lessons. I dabbled briefly in painting during my 8 weeks in Kunming and was excited to start again. I had some fairly decent success painting on my own but wanted to delve deeper into traditional Chinese painting.

吃活 (chīhuò) Chinese foodie
吃活 (chīhuò) Chinese foodie

Charlotte Hopkinson ‘13, Taigu Fellow

Every so often, China has a popular word that pops up on its social media platforms. I know that if I learn to use and properly spell that word, my students will think I’m a cool teacher. So one of the first “popular” words that I learned in China was 吃活 (chīhuò), which means foodie.