Clara in a Nutshell: I am Peiyun Xiang, and I go by Clara outside of China. You will find a person called “Clara Baguette Chien” on Facebook who looks exactly like me, and yes that is not a fake profile; it is me.

Born and raised in China, I’ve learned about the world by studying abroad, traveling around, and making friends with “strangers,” (everyone is a stranger before you step forward saying “hi.”) I started my journey to the world when I was 17: passionate about languages, I studied Linguistics and International Relations at Boston University; curious about French culture and Europe, I did an exchange program at Sciences Po, Paris; longed to understand technologies and softwares, I am studying Translation and Localization Management at MIIS, in Monterey, California.

Outside of academic sphere, photography is my biggest hobby. Portraits, animals, and landscape are all available on my instagram, @baguettechien_clara.

If you’d like to get in touch for language services (translation, language learning), photography shooting, or even just a chat over coffee, you can email me at claraxpy@163.com.