Month: February 2016

China trip 2: Quarantined Vacations in Beijing (After the Quarantine)

February 27, 2016

We finally left the quarantine-hotel and went to an awesome hotel that my mother’s friend had booked rooms for all of us (we were so lucky to have her help us, imagine trying to change 20 tickets and finding a hotel for all of us while in the quarantine…). (there was a rumor that one … More China trip 2: Quarantined Vacations in Beijing (After the Quarantine)

New books (again!)

February 21, 2016

  Yes, I have bought more books! For various reasons and using various excuses (like the very good excuse of “I actually need a book so why not take advantage of the shipping to buy some more?”) Anyway, these are the books I bought over the last couple of months: 1. The ones I saw in Over … More New books (again!)

China trip 2: Quarantined Vacations in Beijing (The Quarantine)

February 8, 2016

Nothing that happened the previous days had hinted the craziness that happened that day. We already knew that 2 members of our group had H1N1, but the university was not sure what to do with us. So we just continued with our daily routine. After 1-2 days, someone from BLCU told us to pack our things … More China trip 2: Quarantined Vacations in Beijing (The Quarantine)

China trip 2: Quarantined Vacations in Beijing (Before the Quarantine)

February 1, 2016

We stayed in the dorms of BLCU (two by two), we attended 4-hour classes (I think) everyday and did the extra-curriculum activities arranged by BLCU. They had made different programs for the people staying two weeks and for the people staying one month. That way we would all see most of Beijing’s attractions. the welcome dinner, where … More China trip 2: Quarantined Vacations in Beijing (Before the Quarantine)