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Blog for xiej2 tag:blog.vcu.edu,2007:/xiej2//811 2007-08-12T18:17:46Z Movable Type 3.34 Back China! tag:blog.vcu.edu,2007:/xiej2//811.7478 2007-08-12T18:07:31Z 2007-08-12T18:17:46Z

I am now sitting in front of my laptop and I just recovered from jetlag. We back China safely and all of us are missing all of you so much! Let's keep in touch! I think VCU summer program is...

I am now sitting in front of my laptop and I just recovered from jetlag. We back China safely and all of us are missing all of you so much! Let's keep in touch! I think VCU summer program is not a mouth-long program but a life-long progra. We had so many great recollections which we can cheer one up whenever we pick'em up from memory, and we meet so many people that may be our true friend. Best wishes to everyone~ And I will do my best to collect as many as photos or videos from everybody and complete a album about our terrific summer. Day 22, New York--Exploring Manhattan tag:blog.vcu.edu,2007:/xiej2//811.7415 2007-08-06T06:16:50Z 2007-08-06T06:38:50Z

When we got to the New York, we started our tour without a stop. I was impressed by myself cos my talent in exploring a new area was totally inspired by the city. I even explored almost half of Manhattan...

]]> Just feel sadness before leaving GRC tag:blog.vcu.edu,2007:/xiej2//811.7347 2007-08-03T05:53:23Z 2007-08-03T06:06:39Z

I know, The farewell is near And so I face The final curtain. My friends I will say it clear And state my course Which I am certain I've lived A summer that is full I've trvelled each And every...

I know, The farewell is near And so I face The final curtain. My friends I will say it clear And state my course Which I am certain I've lived A summer that is full I've trvelled each And every footway And more Much more than this I achieved my way Regrets, I had a few And then again Too few to mention I did What I want to do Though I saw with through Without exemption I tried to plan Each chartered course Each meaningful step And more Much more than this I achieved it my way Day 19,VCU-- Paper work accomplished tag:blog.vcu.edu,2007:/xiej2//811.7346 2007-08-03T05:43:02Z 2007-08-03T05:51:22Z

Revision Workshop. Paper work. Shrek Third. A plain day... Those words just flooded into my brain, and I spend only one afternoon to finish my papaer, which made me feel uncertainty about the quality. Any way, thanks for Danielle who babysitted my outline, and I should appreciate for her great job. Day 18, VCU--The day of Art! Painting, Acting, Jazz!! Nice Vietnam food!! tag:blog.vcu.edu,2007:/xiej2//811.7195 2007-08-01T04:51:31Z 2007-08-01T05:50:36Z

Today we took several courses about arts. In the morning, we had a skillful painter who spends two hours painting and chatting with us. Then I back dorm to have a look of Yao Cheng who got sick today. Our...

Then I back dorm to have a look of Yao Cheng who got sick today. Our professor also came by and cooked some porridge for us. Thank her a lot, and may Yao will recover soon~ We also had a course of acting, and toured the VCU theatre.

And dinner today impressed me a lot. John took us to a Vietnam restaurant and I was satisfied by Bun Dac Biet. Thank you John and George, we really really had a terrific meal!!

And today’s most exciting thing~ Our jazz presentation!! We enjoyed fantastic music and gained a lot of knowledge about the history of jazz. And the piano player is a handsome guy came from Taiwan!! We talk a lot to each other~ I will surely practice some flute jazz when I back China!!

]]> Day 17，VCU—Discovered a goldmine of books! tag:blog.vcu.edu,2007:/xiej2//811.7107 2007-07-31T06:46:12Z 2007-08-01T04:50:30Z

Today, we took a trip to Monticello and Charlottesville. And we took many photos there, and we were impressed by the gorgeous landscape. What’s the most impressive thing, we found several goldmines of books in the city near the Monticello....

What’s the most impressive thing, we found several goldmines of books in the city near the Monticello. We stepped into some bookstores and then we soon found that those stores are in a fine arty-crafty atmosphere, and those used books are really really sale in attractive prices! Many of us were having a big smile when we took back bags fulfilled with book. BFSUers always addicted in looking for great books~ Here I wanna show my appreciation to my professor, Ms. Zhang, she gave me several treasurable suggestions on how to picking up good book. We also had a nice talk with an owner of a bookstore~

After we back to GRC, I played pingpong with John and we spend a good time in GYM. Since John have already checked out from GRC, Quinn and I will always miss him in the rest days of VCU...By the way, John, don't forget to take back your chess, Quinn addicted in playing it these days... ]]> Day 16, VCU--Reinforcement! Oh, my sweet family~~ tag:blog.vcu.edu,2007:/xiej2//811.7037 2007-07-30T04:29:36Z 2007-07-31T05:16:26Z

Yesterday there was something surprised me a lot and lot. My uncle and auntie who work in D.C. took a special trip to Richmond just to give me a visit and gave me some reinforcements. They even put up at...

They even put up at an inn near GRC, and thus they can spend a whole day with me in Richmond. We all addicted to that family-atmosphere. How lucky am I to have some family members here! We had a great dinner in an Italian restaurant and I talked a lot of interesting things I’ve experienced here. Then we did a huge shopping. I can easily fulfill my refrigerator now~

In China, family has a very deep and further meaning to us. A family is tighten by all family members, and family relationship is always strengthened by relatives. I think I found I similar sweet relationship between the relatives in U.S. Our intern Bryan and cousin’s family are in a warm and close relationship. And our fellows also mentioned such family relationship via their home visiting. Kith and kin appears everywhere around the world, just because we all have a unbearable passion to show our sincerely love to family

]]> Day 15,VCU-- A perfect home visiting~~ tag:blog.vcu.edu,2007:/xiej2//811.7000 2007-07-29T05:08:03Z 2007-07-30T04:29:18Z

Today we visited Bryan's cousin's house which locate on the coutryside of Richmond, and all of my fellows were impressed by their fantastic house which is the one I dream to live in, and they have two smart sons. We...

pictionary. I also played Halo II with Ben. There were so many great thing happened today and we have unforgetable recollections~Thing only thing that I will regret for a long time is that I only gave'em a simply gift. When I back China, I will definitely post them a more treasurable gift just to express my sincerely appreciation for their hosting~~

]]> Day 13, VCU--A plain day tag:blog.vcu.edu,2007:/xiej2//811.6915 2007-07-27T04:29:10Z 2007-07-27T04:49:05Z

Today it's plain, there were few thing that can impress me. At noon we have buffet and I gave a gift to the old lady who gave me a free meal last time. And she was out of happy and...

Today it's plain, there were few thing that can impress me. At noon we have buffet and I gave a gift to the old lady who gave me a free meal last time. And she was out of happy and she gave me two hugs! I found that those gifts with chinese traditional arts are extremely popular in U.S. and I can't help but regreting didn't bring more with me... By the way, I prepared several gifts for my interns~ Then in the afternoon we played basketball again, and I found that a girl from Fudan is so so so skillful at basketball playing~I should value her talent a lot~ And in night I didn't arrange many things for me, just keep chatting in dorm~ About the paperwork, I thought out some crazy ideas, and some interns said my topic can be a good one for my paperwork. And I think I should start the paperwork from tomorrow~ OK, that's all for today, gonna sleep, zzz....... Day 12, VCU—John VS John and movie adventure tag:blog.vcu.edu,2007:/xiej2//811.6818 2007-07-26T05:26:27Z 2007-07-26T05:29:20Z

Day 12, VCU—John VS John and movie adventure Today we had the Ping-Pong tournament and everyone followed the tournament with avidity. It’s awesome that the first game I played with John. Wow, John VS John! That’s awesome! I should give...

]]> Day 11, VCU--Try Thai food & I love Ukrop's~~ tag:blog.vcu.edu,2007:/xiej2//811.6750 2007-07-25T05:40:03Z 2007-07-25T06:03:10Z

Today we tried some Thai food with John. And we all enjoyed the rice which we missed for several days~It's pretty good! Though someone can't get used to the taste of coconut milk... And at 8 o'clock, we went to...

And at 8 o'clock, we went to ukrop's to buy some food. It's my first time to be there and I fall in love with it at the first sight~I managed to get a valued customer card and thus helped me to buy cheaper stuffs. And one thing I can't forget is that when I was registering for the card, I forgot my VCU card on the information desk. And one of the staff run several paces to catch up with me and get the card back to me when I was to leave. I was so moved because she helped me to avoid a great trouble! I gave her chinese knots to express my thank. By the way, chinese knots is a thing that we chinese believe it can bring us lucky and wealth. I brought some with me, and I found people here love the knot very much. Maybe they will be the best farewell gifts~ ]]> Day 10, VCU My camera has been murdered... tag:blog.vcu.edu,2007:/xiej2//811.6668 2007-07-24T04:11:30Z 2007-07-24T05:05:14Z

After two fantastic days, we got back to our sweet homie--GRC. I took zillions of photos when I was playing in Busch Gardens, when I was walking on the VA beach, when I was enjoying historical buildings in Williamsburg. They are so attractive and the memorystick of my camera is nearly full because I was taking photos all the time to memerize those sweet recollections. I was impressed by those dreamlike roller coasters and just want try'em all. I can't forget those joyful feelings when I was strolling around the VA beach with my new friends. And those actors and buildings in Williamsburg brought me back to a life of colonial era America also gave me a unforgetable memory. My fellows seemed a little bit tired today, and so do I. Though I took several naps on our way back to GRC, I still can't help but feel sleepy again. My camera is also "tired"(Because its battery is out of energy). Both of my camera and I need a recharge~So, everyone have a good sleep tonight, see you tomorrow~ Oops, I nearly forget one thing, my Survive Guide for VCU summer program~ Today I tried to cook a chinese snack called boiled green soy bean, and to my surprise, it tight to many people who come from different place of China. It's very simple to make and it's really delicious and nutritious. Following is the cooking method~ Step 1, pour some water and just half-full your container, then boil the water. Step 2, put green soy beans into the container, and put two of three spoons of salt, and one or two spoons of pepper. Step 3, wait for the water boil again. Step 4, turn down the fire and boil it for about 15 mins. Steo 5, fish out and enjoy the beans~ Pretty simple, huh? Day 6, VCU--Sorry, I am a great eater... tag:blog.vcu.edu,2007:/xiej2//811.6582 2007-07-21T05:38:36Z 2007-07-21T05:44:20Z

Day 6, VCU--Sorry, I am a great eater......

Day 6, VCU--Sorry, I am a great eater...]]> Day 5, VCU----It’s cool for being a baggage!! tag:blog.vcu.edu,2007:/xiej2//811.6494 2007-07-20T03:42:10Z 2007-07-20T04:40:30Z

Day 5, VCU----It’s cool for being a baggage!! Strong winds are gathering volume collection of dark cloud when we finished our fantastic night with Harry Porter. And I will give my highest respect to Mitch who save us from been trapped by the heavy rain. And since the carriage was already full, I have no choice but being packed into the trunk. But I wanna say it’s really cool! I enjoyed the pitter-patter and my scrabbling on the rear window of Mitch’s auto.

About the movie, the cinema is quite cool! The screen there is just like the dome of the sky. Though I got stunned by it at first, I soon adapted it. It’s so cute that sometimes you have to turn your head right and left to catch up with the plot of the movie.

I’m sorry for my being late to the lecture this afternoon cos I was busy at working over the skype and finally I manage to find a way to make a good use of it. I will upload that way later on~coming soon, the Survive Guide for VCU summer program, chapter 4~ ]]> Lecture Preparation tag:blog.vcu.edu,2007:/xiej2//811.6439 2007-07-19T13:22:24Z 2007-07-19T13:32:44Z

I am now surfing the internet in the library. I found some useful background knowledge for today's lecture. Hope them may help~ Civil rights movement(1935-1968) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_Rights_Movement http://www.cnn.com/EVENTS/1997/mlk/links.html...