Towards Wellness:
A personal blog of a Chinese student aboard in the US

Hi! Welcome to my blog!
My name is Yifei Liu, I’m currently a junior student in The Northwest School in Seattle, WA. I am from China, and was aboard in the US for four years already. I loves Asian cultures and psychology. In my free times, I like to read and study about them. In this blog, I will be talking about my personal experiences as an aboard student and be sharing about my psychology notes.

  • Detailed guide, a trip to Xi’an China

    Though I wrote the guide in Chinese…If you are interested in having a 4 day trip to Xi’an China, feel free to take the guide (and translate if necessary)! 超详细西安旅行攻略！！需要自取😉

  • Congratulation to the graduation

    ’24 The Northwest School Graduation cap decorated by me. Thanks to all my teachers, school staffs, and classmates. Most importantly thanks to my parents. Never would have realize how much I love this school until the time we need to say goodbye. The four years came to be so fast, or maybe it’s because I…

  • After reading Zhuangzi and reflecting about Taoism

  • Déjeuner Du Matin

    —- Jaques Prévert, Paroles 1949 Translated by Yifei and two friends. He poured the coffee In the glass He poured the milk  In the glass of coffee He put the sugar In the glass of coffee with milk With a slender teaspoon He stirred He drank the coffee with milk And he puts the glass…

  • A conversation with Gyekye

    Written by Yifei Liu Unfortunately Dr. Gyekye had passed away in 2019.

  • Le rouge et le noir

    The first time I read “The Red and The Black” was when I was in eighth grade. The book proved to be too difficult and boring for an eighth grader like me, and I only managed to finish the first half after a month before giving up. It wasn’t until the previous Christmas, when I…

  • Mon Portable et Moi

    (Un poème français) J’aime mon portable.  Mon portable m’aide quand j’ai une question avec mes devoirs.  Je recherche avec le Safari.  Mon portable m’aide quand je veux prendre une photo.  Je prends la photo avec la Caméra. Mon portable m’aide quand je pense à mes amis.  Je contacter mes amis avec les Messages.  Mon portable…

  • After reading the Republic

    Several pages I feel like worth recording or resonating. It is indeed a great book, very educational. The greatest part I feel like about this book is that it not only teaches you several lines of truth but inspire you to reflect on all the topics that Socrates had mentioned. Especially when I’m reading this…

  • 新年快乐🧧Happy New Year

    ——2024, the year of the Dragon. Spring festival is the first day of a new year, which is 初一（chū yī), which means the very first day. However, as we usually call it the lunar new year, we are indicating the celebration that happens on the last day of the previous year. Chinese people like to…

  • 32 hours in Japan (Tokyo)

    It was around 10 a.m. when we arrived at Haneda Airport. The couple who were with us last night had their next flight from another airport in Tokyo, so we bid farewell on Shinkansen. Communicating with the staff here was much smoother. All of us were able to change our air tickets without any extra…