Originally written in Chinese for Chinese readers, these letters and short essays by Bing Xin provide a fascinating account of a young, Chinese student's years at Wellesley University nearly 100 years ago. The journey from China to the United States involved a long voyage across the Pacific Ocean, and a cross-country train trip. Upon her arrival at Wellesley, Bing Xin found a world in which everything -- clothes, food, even language -- was completely different to what she had known. Just as she was beginning to adjust, she contracted tuberculosis and spent months in a sanitarium, isolated...