• Recently, i was infected with an Amoeba from drinking the tap water here at a restaurant, so my advice is to never drink restaurant water.  Even if its hot.  It's odd, because i have brushed my teeth with the tap water and was unaffected...
  • Some more pictures

    2011-05-14

    Here are a few more pictures from around Jilin:

    From Nan hu Campus

    One Cafeteria on the Main Campus

    A Dance outfit in China

     
  • It's been a long time since i have wrote for this blog, and today will summarize some random facts about staying in China, and some specific for Changchun or some of the other cities that are less popular.

    First things first, after these few mont...
  • A day at Nanhu Park

    2011-04-24

    It may come as a shock but many civiliations outside the United States loves to go outdoors.  Eastern Europeans love to hike, Southern Europeans like to sail and the Chinese love their parks.  Be it early morning for a TaiChi session, af...
  • Things to Bring

    2011-04-03

    Heres a list of basics to bring, along with a few recommendations of my own. 

    Things to Bring(the list version)

    Clothes
    Any study materials (the paper here is pretty bad so a notebook wouldn't hurt)
    Pills (vitamins, advil and sudafed cover...