I had a Japanese class last Thursday and I had an appointment with the doctor on that day. How did I deal with these two things well?
I came to the doctor's office twenty minutes earlier than the appointment time 10:30am, but it was 12:00pm when I saw the doctor at last. I was angry at that. And I was also sorry for missing the Japanese class where I could learn how to say the Numbers.
The result of this absence is that I can't pronounce the numbers correctly this Monday. Neither do I pronounce all words correctly. Definitely I hope not. So this semester, Friday is the only day when I can date the doctor.
Monday, September 10, 2007
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Orientation of CU
The last weeks are the orientations for the new student of Columbia University.
I have not attended any universities of USA in my life. That's why I think everything in Columbia is great. The administration provides the detailed information about international student, MA program, health care, information technology, and libraries. Also Columbia offers many programs to let newcomers make friends and get familiar with the NYC. I think these efforts are great.
Although I have no much interests in making new friends, I still enjoy the environment when all young people get together and talk to the people who might become their lifetime friends.
Why do I have no interests doing that? I ask myself and find some reasons.
1. I am a MA student and have to support myself in the next two years. But many other Chinese students come to CU with scholarship from CU. I am not at the same situation as them. They could never understand my situation well.
2. My focus is Chinese history, women and gender's studies, film studies and history of science in particular. Most of them will major in science, economics and finance in CU. Maybe they like watching movies and reading books on Chinese history. They still believe these knowledge is useless for the practical life. We do not share much in common. Why should I need to know them then?
3. Time goes as fast as the light. I am 28 years old already. I do not waste my life in the bored social party. My life is to produce the new knowledge that other people can not or would not like do.
Maybe there are other reasons that I would not like to know them. But I believe I will have new friends who I like to know.
I have not attended any universities of USA in my life. That's why I think everything in Columbia is great. The administration provides the detailed information about international student, MA program, health care, information technology, and libraries. Also Columbia offers many programs to let newcomers make friends and get familiar with the NYC. I think these efforts are great.
Although I have no much interests in making new friends, I still enjoy the environment when all young people get together and talk to the people who might become their lifetime friends.
Why do I have no interests doing that? I ask myself and find some reasons.
1. I am a MA student and have to support myself in the next two years. But many other Chinese students come to CU with scholarship from CU. I am not at the same situation as them. They could never understand my situation well.
2. My focus is Chinese history, women and gender's studies, film studies and history of science in particular. Most of them will major in science, economics and finance in CU. Maybe they like watching movies and reading books on Chinese history. They still believe these knowledge is useless for the practical life. We do not share much in common. Why should I need to know them then?
3. Time goes as fast as the light. I am 28 years old already. I do not waste my life in the bored social party. My life is to produce the new knowledge that other people can not or would not like do.
Maybe there are other reasons that I would not like to know them. But I believe I will have new friends who I like to know.
Thursday, June 28, 2007
What is the WORLD OF EALC?
In the September, 2007, I will attend to Columbia University for my second Master degree. Yes, I have the first one from Peking University, China. At that time, I graduated from Department of History. This time, I am enrolled in East Asian Languages & Cultures, which is written EALC in short.
In the next two years, I should make an effort to study the relevant knowledge and any methodologies with EALC. This webpage will record my life in this period.
Much thanks for your concern and encouragement. Hope this place can provide a new world for me. Welcome leave me message and discuss questions in the studies of EALC!
Best
Yanny
In the next two years, I should make an effort to study the relevant knowledge and any methodologies with EALC. This webpage will record my life in this period.
Much thanks for your concern and encouragement. Hope this place can provide a new world for me. Welcome leave me message and discuss questions in the studies of EALC!
Best
Yanny
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