“My favorite aspect of being an ESC student is the daily lunches. After spending the morning meeting with my counselor, incorporating new ideas into my supplemental essays, I look forward to listening to the different conversations going around the lunch table. We discuss the best Beijing restaurants, new books that we have read, and the US midterm elections. With a mixture of counselors and students, we all enjoy the convergence of opinions and perspectives while simultaneously enjoying the homemade delectable dumplings!”