Clark University junior Rose Goldich, of Rockville, blogs about her semester abroad in China

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Clark University junior Rose Goldich has kept a blog about her semester studying in China.

WORCESTER, MA (05/06/2013)(readMedia)-- Clark University junior Rose H. Goldich, of Rockville, Conn., has kept a blog on the University's website while spending this semester in Shanghai, China, studying at Donghua University and working as an intern at Habitat for Humanity China at their Shanghai office.

When she's not busy with her three courses (Modern Chinese Economics, Chinese Language, and Issues in the Chinese Workplace) she has had a chance to tour her new surroundings.

In a blog post dated March 17, Goldich describes a visit she made to the Lingyin Temple, a famous Buddhist Temple in downtown Hangzhou. She saw engravings in rocks on a hill, all of which depicted stories of gods, warriors, or other spiritual deities. She witnessed Buddhists lighting incense and touching the engravings and saying prayers.

"Of course taking pictures was strictly forbidden, but I will definitely remember what I saw for the rest of my life," she wrote. "There was an ENORMOUS golden statue of Buddha surrounded with what looked like golden flowers, boxes, and different gifts. It was amazing. I've never seen anything like it before."

Goldich blogged about her mom's recent visit to China, and explained how grateful she was that she was able to use her knowledge of the Chinese language to serve as her tour guide.

First, she introduced her to her roommate. "It was great to see two important women in my life, from two completely different ends of the Earth, come together," she wrote.

Rose was able to tour Beijing, the Great Wall of China and Tiananmen Square with her mother.

In her blog post dated May 1, she described her trip to The Forbidden City.

"Walking into the first entrance of the Forbidden City you can feel the history around you. I was just trying to imagine the sheer number of people that not only lived there, but also worked and served. The first few buildings are absolutely colossal," she wrote.

At Clark, Goldich participates in the ONE Campus Challenge. ONE is a grassroots advocacy and campaigning organization that fights extreme poverty and preventable disease, helps put kids in school and improves futures. Goldich is a recipient of merit based awards, including the Jonas Clark Scholarship. She majors in political science and plans to take advantage of Clark's Accelarated B.A./Masters Program.

"Everything that Clark has offered me as a student has helped me mature and grow from just a college student to a young, informed citizen," she said.

Goldich is a member of the Class of 2014 at Clark. She is a 2010 graduate of Rockville High School in Vernon, Conn., and the daughter of Terri and Kim Goldich.