Before the first day of class, I expected the learning environment to be more less traditional like shown in Chinese movies and TV shows. I expected most of the content taught in class to be about Chinese culture, history, and literature. However, my expectations were extremely inaccurate. Instead, the Chinese language course I attended was focused on the usage of Chinese language and characters in formal and informal ways. Content was taught through the discussion of controversial topics, such as whether genetically modified crops provided more pros than cons, and whether surrogacy should be legalized. Initially, I opposed the structure and content of the class because I wanted to be taught literature, culture, and history in Chinese, but as the Summer went on, I noticed its bright side. Learning complex sentence structures through this teaching method pushes me to practice thinking and forming thoughts more logically in Chinese. My biggest takeaway from this summer session was quality practice written and memorizing characters, and composing essays with clear logic. The best part about the main course was how variated my classmates were. Although my class was small, we were all from different backgrounds, different countries, and in different stages of life. Because of all these differences, when discussing controversial topics, there were so many different voices. Because of it, in addition to Chinese culture, I also learned a little about Vietnam culture, Indonesian culture and Japanese Culture.