Friday, June 1st
Happy Children's Day! June 1st is national Children's Day here in China. One cool thing about Sichuan University's Wangjiang Campus is that it contains schools from kindergarten up to graduate-level programs. With such a broad variety of students at the University, the campus was buzzing a little bit extra on this fine Friday.
The day started off like any other, we attended our daily classes from 8:30 to 12:00, and from there on we had a break before we met up with our language partners. After practicing our speaking and listening, we had a bit of free time to explore Chengdu. Some students opted to explore bustling ChunXi Road, while others hung out and enjoyed the day around campus. For many, we were running last minute errands to get ready for our transition to staying with our host families.
With our final projects in mind, a lot of students have started zeroing in on specific topics to research. The next few days will be important for conducting our on-the-ground research here in Chengdu!
After having some free time, we all met up for a group dinner at 小龙坎 (Xiao3 Long2 Kan3) - a hotpot restaurant located right across from the West Gate. We were lucky enough to have our language class teachers join us for this traditional SiChuan feast. We split into different tables depending on how spicy of a hot pot we figured we could handle, and then our tables were piled high with all sorts of ingredients to be added to the hot pot. It was quite an experience for us all! Cooking our food and watching it simmer in the delicious, spicy broth. The dinner was full of laughs and banter, as well as some delicious food. It was really nice to interact with our teachers outside of the classroom setting, and hopefully, they all enjoyed the dinner as well.
After the hot pots had all stopped simmering, we gradually made our way back to the dorms, belly's full of the local delicacy. With the rest of the night free, for a lot of us, it was time to finish up packing our things. Tomorrow is the move-out day!
Today was a bittersweet day for a lot of us - our last day staying on campus here at 川大！Although we aren't saying goodbye to the university just yet, I know we are all going to miss being able to explore the campus as we pleased, as well as the coziness of our rooms at the international student dorms. Luckily, we still have another week to enjoy studying at this beautiful University.
Although we are sad to no longer be staying on campus, I know everyone is extremely excited to meet their host families. A new chapter of our adventure here in Chengdu is unfolding as another one comes to a close. The next few days are going to be full of excitement as we get to know our different host families, and as we experience living with Chengdu locals.
- Cedric P.
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