S1E11. Yiyi An

Joining Tomaso this week is Yiyi An, a first-year international student from China. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, UConn partnered with institutions around the world to offer international students ways to complete their coursework elsewhere while still connecting and engaging with other international students attending those schools. One such institution is the University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC), which is where Yiyi studied for the fall 2020 semester. Now taking classes fully online through UConn, Yiyi talks about the challenge of being in a different time zone than her peers and professors while simultaneously enjoying the flexibility of online courses and the freedom to create her own schedule. Although still early in her Actuarial Science major, Yiyi is excited to begin searching for future internships and explore other ways to gain experience in the field, but most of all, she cannot wait to arrive on campus in person and experience all that UConn has to offer, particularly meeting new friends and visiting the Dairy Bar.