{"id":14475,"date":"2016-05-19T14:59:44","date_gmt":"2016-05-19T14:59:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/postgraduate\/?p=3973"},"modified":"2016-05-19T14:59:44","modified_gmt":"2016-05-19T14:59:44","slug":"chinese-students-welcome-to-the-bu-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/2016\/05\/19\/chinese-students-welcome-to-the-bu-family\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese students &#8211; welcome to the BU family!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3979\" src=\"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/postgraduate\/files\/2016\/05\/Chinese-students.jpg\" alt=\"Chinese-students\" width=\"553\" height=\"311\" \/>Bournemouth University is definitely an international university. I\u2019ve met people from all over world here. As a Chinese person in England, I wanted to feel the exotic atmosphere, but also wanted more friends with the same cultural background as me.<\/p>\n<p>When I came to England alone, at first I was worried about how to meet Chinese people and blend into a new network of friends. However, there is nothing to worry about, the Welcome Reception at the beginning of the first term provides lots of chances for new students to build new friendships and explore their new home. Through this event, I met many Chinese schoolmates who became my good friends afterwards!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3978\" style=\"width: 378px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3978\" class=\"wp-image-3978 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/postgraduate\/files\/2016\/05\/Welcome-ceremony.jpg\" alt=\"Welcome-ceremony\" width=\"368\" height=\"490\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3978\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Welcome reception<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The second thing on my mind was food. I cannot live without Chinese food! Fortunately, there are some Asian supermarkets in Lansdowne and Winton with a wide variety of Chinese, Japanese and Korean food. Weekends became my favourite time of the week, having a small get-together with other Chinese students, cooking and sharing different home-style Chinese food.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3977\" style=\"width: 373px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3977\" class=\"wp-image-3977 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/postgraduate\/files\/2016\/05\/Chinese-food.jpg\" alt=\"Chinese-food\" width=\"363\" height=\"504\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3977\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Home-made food with friends<\/p><\/div>\n<p>If you are not good at cooking and too lazy to wash dishes, Chinese restaurants and takeaways are also a brilliant choice! Whether you like Cantonese dim sum or Szechwan style spicy hotpot or even Taiwan bubble milk tea, you can explore delicacies here in Bournemouth. The taste on your tongue will immediately alleviate your homesickness.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3976\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3976\" class=\"wp-image-3976 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/postgraduate\/files\/2016\/05\/Food-in-Bournemouth.jpg\" alt=\"Food-in-Bournemouth\" width=\"350\" height=\"485\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3976\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Food out and about in Bournemouth<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I think, for Chinese, the most homesick time must be the Spring Festival. It is tradition to be with family and have a special dinner. Actually, at Bournemouth University, we also have Chinese New Year Celebrations organised by the Chinese Student Union.<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3975\" src=\"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/postgraduate\/files\/2016\/05\/Chinese-NY.jpg\" alt=\"Chinese-NY\" width=\"553\" height=\"326\" \/>\n<p>We enjoy traditional performances and games and we have a sumptuous New Year\u2019s Eve dinner with our friends. You might enjoy it here more than back home! (P.S. If you want to eat out, don\u2019t forget to make a reservation as early as possible because most of the Chinese restaurants get fully booked around Chinese New Year.)<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3974\" src=\"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/postgraduate\/files\/2016\/05\/Chinese-New-Year-meal.jpg\" alt=\"Chinese-New-Year-meal\" width=\"553\" height=\"346\" \/>\n<p>I have spent two years here and I would like to tell all the international students, don\u2019t be afraid of living abroad. Bournemouth can also be your home.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you to BU and all my friends here &#8211; you gave me a sense of family!<\/p>\n<p><strong>By Liyuan Zhang<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bournemouth University is definitely an international university. I\u2019ve met people from all over world here. 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