Seoul.

We made it to Seoul, where the air is clean and mountains are in clear view.

Zaoshang hao.

It’s morning in Shanghai.
After staying up late to watch (I’m embarrassed to say) Season 2 of the OC, I rolled out of bed lazily at 9am and my eyes are still half closed.
From my dorm room, up on the 14th floor, I can hear the constant rumble of traffic. An interjection of cars and buses [...]

Onwards.

Looks like I’ll be doing some Seoul-searching next weekend.
Don’t you just love puns?
While China will be celebrating its national holiday during the first week of October, me and my friend from Greece will be on another Asian adventure.
I know how to say “Anya say oh” (Hello in Korean) and that’s about it. I have no [...]

And I’m back.

Finally.
Typhoon Wipha didn’t get me. I’m still alive. But that’s not why my blog has been on hiatus.
For a while, I thought I would have to shut this baby down. That’s right, after only four posts, I was about to give up.
It’s because since I moved into the dorms at Fudan, I haven’t been able [...]

More on being a foreign student.

I’ve had an interesting few days as a luxuesheng (foreign student).
Classes began on Monday and already, I’ve probably met as many international students as I encountered in all my undergraduate years in Canada.
Before my first class, I went to check out my dorm room in the morning. I’ve been living at a family friend’s for [...]

All around the world in one classroom.

Did I mention I’m in Shanghai to study?
I met some of my classmates on Friday during an orientation meeting for our program (Chinese Politics & Diplomacy). It’s taught in English and catered towards foreigners who aren’t that great at Mandarin yet.
And there’s definitely an interesting mix of international students at the table — from Athens [...]