Wednesday, April 9, 2008

blog for students interested in studying abroad, with questions and stories

Hi all~

I know we all use this blog to talk with each other about stuff, but I had an idea: what if we start a blog for the students who are interested in studying abroad, a means of putting our stories of adventure out there, maybe with a picture or two. Sort of like advising, but online. We could talk about aspect of our programs, or stories of our travels, and I thought it'd be a good way for us to share stories not only with potential EAP-ers, but also with each other, since we only see each other maybe an average of twice a week.

For example.

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TIGER LEAPING GORGE

This past winter, I traveled with a friend of mine to Yunnan, in the western part of China, blah blah blah story, blah blah some history, blah blah hiking, blah blah suggestions of where to stay, what to do blah blah.

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::or::


FUDAN UNIVERSITY, SHANGHAI: FALL JPIS (JOINT PROGRAM FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES)

Some cool places to go
-Clubbing: MUSE, Park 97, Richie's, Bling, I LOVE SHANGHAI, Guandi, blah blah blah more clubs
-Museums: Shanghai Art Museum; Science and Technology Museum; Urban Planning Museum, blah blah more museums
-Places to eat: Muslim noodles, Gil Wonton, street food, City Diner, blah blah blah
-Cultural Landmarks, Best Places to Go Shopping
--etc., etc., etc., blah blah

or

Handy tips for getting around in Shanghai
-Subway system just added three more lines, two of which are very close to the university
-Buy a bike
-Taxi into the city
-"rickshaw" around the university area (not actually a real rickshaw, but is a two-seater attached to a motorbike, cheaper than a taxi)
-walk

or

Classes I've taken at Fudan, Great Places to Travel in China, etc. etc. etc.

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What do you think? A viable idea? Lemme know!

-c

1 comment:

KatBus said...

I think it's a really good idea. I recently noticed that a lot of programs use the "blog" method of passing on information as well. Some people like to use yahoo groups as well because you can share files, etc.