September 2009
9 posts
The School Bus →
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A) 鼓楼 (Gu Lou) Campus. The main campus where Undergrad seniors, Graduate students and international students live.
B) 仙林 (Xian Lin) Campus. The undergraduate campus where I have to go to take Engineering classes.
Undergraduates have to take classes at the 仙林 (Xian Lin) Campus. I live at the 鼓楼 (Gu Lou) Campus. The two campus are relatively close by...
It's Unlearning Time
I started classes last week. Officially, classes started three weeks ago, which puts me two weeks behind. That, on top of my paltry reading skills, my abominable writing skills, and my lack of friends in class, makes the semester ahead look steep - almost vertical.
After a week of class, I’ve grasped that I’m poorly equipped to study Engineering here. I have to quickly reintroduce...
September In The Rain - Frank Sinatra
In moments...
Last Week's Google Map →
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(A) is the building next to my dorm - it’s Nanjing University’s Business School
(B) is the hospital where my uncle is staying.
August 2009
9 posts
Nanjing, Finally
I arrived in Nanjing on the 25th and promptly moved into my 3-Star-hotel-grade residence hall. My room is probably in the top 1% of student lodging in the entire city. I have a private bathroom and a Polish roommate named Luke who speaks English.
Just Arrived
I arrived at PuDong International Airport at around 6:30 last night. Definitely the best trans-Pacific flight I’ve had, although I came off the plane a little sick after the last meal.
I managed to stay awake until 1:30 in the morning and woke up at 7:30. I don’t want to declare a premature victory, but I think I’ve skipped the jetlag. Let’s see if I fall alseep in the...
May 2009
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I’m studying abroad at Nanjing University, Nanjing, China courtesy of the David L. Boren Scholarship and the National Security Education Program; http://www.borenawards.org/.