artichoke Posted July 19, 2005 at 11:53 PM Report Share Posted July 19, 2005 at 11:53 PM 你们好 ! 我是澳大利亚人。 我 的 普通话 不太好。 I'll be studying in the 12 week intensive course (beginners). I'm arriving a couple days before class starts. And what about all of you? 再见! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karmakid Posted July 20, 2005 at 10:30 AM Report Share Posted July 20, 2005 at 10:30 AM BLCU for me 2. sept 15th to januari 18th, intensive program for beginners. I'll probably arrive a week or so earlier, but I haven't bought a plane ticket yet so we'll see. See you there I guess ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
盤古 Posted July 20, 2005 at 12:27 PM Report Share Posted July 20, 2005 at 12:27 PM Ah, I remember going to BLCU during the winter break of 2003 I met a bunch of Australians as they told me it was summer time for them so they had more free time to travel Be sure to drop by Blah-Blah Bar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etcetera24 Posted July 23, 2005 at 07:12 PM Report Share Posted July 23, 2005 at 07:12 PM Just bought my plane ticket! I'm in the long-term program (one year) and will arrive in beijing on August 26th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puja Posted July 24, 2005 at 10:56 AM Report Share Posted July 24, 2005 at 10:56 AM @cat: so finally you got your ticket. Did you get a one-way or return ticket? I'm also going to attend the one year long-term program, but I'll arive a bit earlier on August 20th. gotta run, Puja P.S.: perhaps we should start some introduction thread or something to get to know each other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babygodzilla Posted July 25, 2005 at 09:14 AM Report Share Posted July 25, 2005 at 09:14 AM are u guys gonna be staying in the dorms? do u guys know the details on the dorms? i asked this in another thread but no one replied. i heard there is the nasty dorm, and there is the "nice" dorm, more expensive of course. my question is how "nice" is nice? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etcetera24 Posted July 25, 2005 at 05:08 PM Report Share Posted July 25, 2005 at 05:08 PM did you look at Greymatter's journal? it's probably the most detailed explanation of the blcu experience so far: http://www.chinese-forums.com/index.php?/topic/4-favourite-chinese-film550 He's pretty descriptive about how bad 'bad' is. As for the nicer rooms, I hear there are standard rooms on campus, then the nicest rooms are actually in hotels near the campus. <-- I welcome corrections/ affirmations from other people! There is more information online but it takes searching. You can find a few pictures by googling "blcu" and "accomodation" or "housing" Of course, the concept 'nice' varies between people. Personally, nice = clean, safe, and ventilated. Size does not matter Puja: I got a roundtrip ticket. It is an open ticket so I can change the return date if necessary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babygodzilla Posted July 25, 2005 at 07:00 PM Report Share Posted July 25, 2005 at 07:00 PM yeah size doesn't matter much to me. the things i like for are: 1) Standard shower (I heard in the 'nasty' dorm the "shower" can hardly be called that) 2) Standard toilet & sink (no squatting ugh) 3) Basically clean room, no rats/bugs/etcetc 4) Standard heating/cooling 5) Safety I'd much prefer a personal bathroom than a public one too That's all. I don't think that's asking too much... then again, this IS China... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete Posted August 1, 2005 at 12:41 PM Report Share Posted August 1, 2005 at 12:41 PM Hi all, I'm starting at BLCU on the short-term 12 weeks course this September, so wanted to join in the general BLCU accomodation confusion. I have been looking into staying at the conference centre, which seems reasonable, but wasn't yet available for bookings when i tried (a few weeks ago). I've also looked into staying at the Xi Jiao hotel closeby, which may be a safer option, and I know someone who did the course last year who says her friends were happy staying there. I'm pretty sure that the pictures on their website (http://www.xijiao-hotel.com.cn/english/kfjs/kfjs.htm) are somewhat misleading, so if anyone has any more info on staying there, i'd really appreciate hearing from you. The prices seem quite reasonable if you're prepared to stay a while, and it is very close to campus... I'm glad to see so many people are coming to Beijing in September - it should be fun, and i agree Puja that it would be good to set up some sort of thread so we can get to know each other beforehand. Good luck with the room hunting, Pete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcenoriente Posted August 2, 2005 at 12:38 AM Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 at 12:38 AM Hi everyone, I'll be attending the long term program at BLCU, too. I will arrive on august 29, just before classes start. I'm from Chile (south-america), 29 year old male. I expect to get a decent dorm, probably shared, but at least with a toilet in it, not a public one. Hope to meet you all!! Feel free to pm me or e-mail me if you want. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puja Posted August 10, 2005 at 09:29 AM Report Share Posted August 10, 2005 at 09:29 AM Hi Alex, good idea on meeting up. I think perhaps we should do some general meeting for all those studying at BLCU this fall. I think we're at least 6 to 10 people so we could meet up for some dinner and maybe some beer (or er guo tou ) later. But better start a new thread for that. btw, we have an introduction thread for those at BLCU here Cheers, Puja Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luodan-nyc Posted August 11, 2005 at 05:27 PM Report Share Posted August 11, 2005 at 05:27 PM hi alex, nice to hear another new yorker will be at blcu. a friend of mine/former co-worker from jersey and myself, a brooklynite, will also be starting at blcu next month. would love to meet for a coffee or beer sometime. best, dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etcetera24 Posted August 12, 2005 at 02:18 PM Report Share Posted August 12, 2005 at 02:18 PM ah new yorkers. I went to college in upstate ny and my two flatmates were from brooklyn - and die-hard yankees fans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members willchun Posted August 13, 2005 at 03:13 AM New Members Report Share Posted August 13, 2005 at 03:13 AM Hi, Hope I'm not intruding...=) I'll be at Tsinghua University for a year though. I'm 22, from Toronto, Canada... hoping to meet some new friends in BJ. Hi Etcetera, I noticed you are from Toronto as well. Please give me a shout! My email is willchun@gmail.com Send me an email everyone. I think it'd be cool to go out for a drink as well. Best, William Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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