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Initiation
Hello China!
It's a little late in the semester to finally tell about my first week, but here it goes...
Week one was a little rough... When I arrived on Sept. 7, I still hadn't found a place to live, so I stayed at the PekingUni International Hostel. I shared a room with 5 other guys, but didn't see them often because I couldn't …
The sound of the city
Yet another overnight train ride and yet another night of almost complete lack of sleep. I was put on the aisle seat, facing the toilet/smoking area in the hard seat (aka peasant) class. Needless to say I was the focus of all attention yet again. Over the 12 hour ride I reckon I spent about 9 of those reading War and Peace, along with the other 5 …
THE FLIP SIDE TO MY BEIJING EXPERIENCE.
... with shared computers and the like. So who do I get to share office space with? There's Annie from the Philippines, Richard from the UK (or Yorkshire if you want to be pedantic), Karen from the US, and Chatelaine and Van both from Canada. And unofficially there's Kyle, a young and enthusiastic Australian who is teaching kindergarten for just one semester. Then there's me, the other wild colonial boy of sorts. The mix is often interesting to say the least. Of course there are ...
I could (almost) definitely be a Buddhist monk...
... is a really beautiful location, nestled in the mountains, with fantastic views (although we couldn't really see due to the humidity/smog). Apparently on a clear day they can see the Olympic Park, however as the weather has been so horrifically humid I we didn't get to see that.
Despite it being close enough to see the Olympic Park it seemed to be a completely different world to the centre of Beijing. When we got there we were first taken to the ...
Tibetan Temple & the Seat of Knowledge
... Temple & Institute, a major seat of learning in all of China for several centuries. The names of graduates from different dynasties are carved into large gravestone-shaped pillars. The institute is serene, especially when compared with the hectic Lama Temple, and the grounds are spacious and quiet with many very old trees. I just wanted to sit for a while and take it all in.
We returned to Wangfujing Dajie for lunch, only to find ...
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