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.
I think this is very personal but I would choose arctic circle. I remember my first encounter with snow at university on my own. It was above knee deep. I walked maybe 2 kilometers. I was poorly prepared. I felt close to dying. But for some reason, I loved it. Something very exciting about struggling against an environment that is trying to kill you. It felt like I understood my ancestors who were trying to survive winter. I know it is somewhat dumb, but still arctic circle really seems better for me