oppressive Hello dear ones,
phew! So now I'm arriving in Beijing, and it can not even grasp that I'm here ...
The flight was fairly uneventful: At 8 I was so tired that I just wanted to sleep. Around 21.30 there was dinner, and so at 3 clock (dt time) already breakfast. Although were the seats really uncomfortable sometimes, but that the service was great. And I could sleep a little. Just a pity that we have landed, just as on TV "Bedtime Stories" came ...
Thursday, 8/27/2009: Day 1 - Arrive
any case, the check out took some time: brush teeth only once, then through customs, then by train (!) to the baggage pick up, then again through customs, then drink only once NEN Mocca Chino (in Dt. clearly tastes better), then in a taxi and from the university.
This part was so easy and I was around 2 at the Tsinghua University. And then ... with my Huge 30kg baggage (+ 2 laptops + backpack and jacket) at 30 ° C to register:
house 19, floor 1 "Hi I'm here" à very the nice people for a change sometimes speak GB
house 22, floor 1, "I want my room and the Internet have" -> not easy when speaking English as none (@ Mama: worked without pay No * happy *)
House 21 "My room was be here "," No English "... -> wrong house - had to # 20: So everything back down the stairs dragging ...
House 20" My Room "" Shi & ldquo? ; -> 10th Stock in the back outside: fortunately gabs NEN lift
And then at last! 15h against, I have my room: super mini but with all you need. This then another Küchenniesche (unfortunately only with a microwave and kettle without Cooktops -> you learn from it then again how good it is a favorite cup and a spoon to have it) and an en suite bathroom (with hot water morning and night)!.
Well, is in any case now as I write this after only 17h and I have the case resolved (the cabinet is too small and has no hanger ) and shower (toilet paper are not there ... what I realized too late ...). So now make more ramen and off to bed.
Tomorrow it is then let "Health Certificate" validate (as soon as I found out where is the hospital). Make copies for the registration (the copier is, of course, on the other end of campus). And register of course.
Hm ... and then I have to figure out how this works with the Medical Insurance. Apparently I need that is still an extra ... We'll see ...
Hm ... all around me shaking ... I will soon'd better go to bed * yawn *
Friday, 28/08/2009: Day 2 - For every problem there is a solution
Man I slept badly! But what the hell ... was to be expected so ... However, I got up at 8am and I've an empty stomach in search of the hospital made (opening times: 9 - 11 clock). First problem: The reception could not speak English, so I unfortunately do not explain where I have to go. Solution: 2 international students by grade gone and one is for me Int. Office to pick up NEN plan and then put me in a taxi.
At the hospital (which is probably on the edge - at least near a wooded hillside on which a temple or something is - do not ask me where that was!) Then only by 2 documents fill ( à are here bureaucratic than in Dt) and put in the snake. ... And find that it is a fee of up to 700 yuan (70 €) must be paid in cash but no cash has more. Problem 2: Where can I get a bank ago, which gives me money even though I'm still not ne ne VISA MASTER No! Solution: (all of which have excellent spoken Chinese) Ne group of Americans has asked me for directions so I was after only 30 minutes at the bank where ... (problem 3) only the director who spoke English. The director then was super friendly to me (wait for about 20min) but stated that, unfortunately, neither Visa nor Mastercard can take any code. Solution: In my desperation I've even kept it a Maestro and miracle oh miracle ... who has worked at the machine.
With the money that is returned from the hospital to run (at nearly 30 ° C) and queue again. Meanwhile it was already 10:30 and I just pressed my fingers crossed that everything is okay and I have to do any more tests. Problem 4: The nice lady at the registration has taken all my things in and stamped receipt. Only the blood tests she shook her head that those were copies and not originals. Solution: I have explained her that my doctor has given them to me so that doctors and issue the documents is the only way and that in fact the originals are and * bang * was the stamp on it.
Instead of700yuan I had to pay only 60 and, without new tests, the results on Sat afternoon pick!
mission "hospital" completed!
then (as against 11 clock) initially I was tired and hungry. Since one had to eat the delicious Ami types in hand, that he had probably bought in the area, I walked in the neighborhood of the hospital a little rum and ... Spent the street sale found and was even more amazing is, there was also someone who spoke English. It this afternoon / evening so for the first time Jiaozi (= gegarrte dumplings filled with ... -> had my green beans in it and red bean paste).
then a taxi back to the university to ... actually I wanted to go copy. The taxi I was then held at the eastern entrance (where my residence) is sold at the south entrance. One remark: The campus is about 2km * 2km great! Luckily I had my campus map here! Which has, unfortunately, but helped little, because it is a sketch, and thus not all the buildings on it are still something to scale is ... I'm Looking for NEM supermarket I simply walked in the area around ... until then I've bought at irgendnem small stand ... and all have dragged home.
mission "shopping" completed !
was now so about 1 o'clock. So there were now to clarify the most pressing problem: the Internet!
stood in the information, namely, that there is wireless everywhere and once you have registered for it (which I've done the same on day 1) and everything was ready. Unfortunately, it was (the exception, spoke English sometimes) do not try ... after all
The guy in the office then has meant "no wireless in your dormitory, you need a cable to connect and that you get in the shop" . Arg!
I then had total happiness (again). The next shop I knew was on the other end of the campus (and yes I'm the first attempt is not found). BUT ... who's at the entrance? The International Students of the morning - and by chance had to go and the degree to shop! And wonder oh wonder: is right in the neighborhood in the basement of a nondescript Building a large supermarket.
with fruit, tea, writing materials and Internet cable so we went into the back room to 15h. Looking for something it was the cable into the jack ( -> who is hiding behind the bookcase?) And ... Internet goes. Sorry, but somehow "down you have change the type of connection to international student via this drop" only Google and no mail and nothing ... hm ... So back to the Internet Office, where the guy says to me.
As it was now even after 19h, the priority for the first time then the direction of "food" has moved. So I trudged and go after just about the mass that is ... in the cafeteria. Mist: canteen card, I must still get on Sat. So continue to run ... I have a McD discovered! So to make this clear: McD says here and QQ has anywhere near the same things as at home. Salads do not exist. But various chicken dishes. Then back to the dorm around the Internet to make clear. After just a few clicks: It works!
Mission "Internet" completed!
did after a hard day I deserve some rest over the WoE, right? To do so is there
Bike buy, maybe go swimming (if I find the swimming pool), was hit with Martina (NER friends from the VZ) and Simon (a fellow student) calls, and ... hm ... I think the ' s. Mon then get canteen card, Health Certificate Register and pick up.
Phew! Much then once the first status report. I will do my best to write regularly in the future. But I can promise nothing yet ...
I'll keep all quite doll and looking forward to your comments ;-)
Victoria
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