I’ve been offered a masters in both Beijin and the Arctic Circle and I am not sure where to go. I love nature and the masters in China would involve a lot of field trips, and the campus is situated in Huairou which has a bunch of beautiful hiking areas.
The arctic circle speaks for itself when it comes to the majesty of nature.
The arctic circle would only be for 1 year, whilst China would be for 2.
Both masters are great and interest me deeply.
I deal well with cold, but humidity gets to me. Not so much that it’s a detractor, but if I had to pick a weather I’d go for cold over clammy.
I in part applied to China because it’s the one country that takes climate change seriously, so having some connections there might be good.
That’s a really hard choice. No wrong answer imo. However the duration itself is a big factor; 1 year vs 2 years is a big difference. A year will not feel like enough and you would likely be preoccupied with work. It’s really good to see a place across multiple years to see the rhythm of the seasons.