This is me and my post rock band playing the music festival on on Peach Flower Island Beach off China.

On the boat with the bass player and drummer from the band.

 

Summer 2012

Wow! It has been a massively massive long long time that I haven't written on this blog, but to be honest I couldn't be bothered, and I've been really busy. I finished my second year of the English medium MBBS at Zhejiang University. I was awarded a scholarship of 700 GBP for being in the top three. That is the maximum scholarship they are giving out this year, and last year. I asked the international office and they said it might go up next year, but they do not know for sure. I also transfered to the Chinese language medical program. This is not because there is anything wrong with the English medium MBBS, but eversince coming to China I always wanted to study in Chinese in order to improve my Chinese. On the downside, this means I won't graduate until 2017 - swings and roundabouts!

I stayed here over the Summer to prepare for the Chinese course and earn some money for the tuition fees. I have had a really really busy Summer. I have been doing IELTS examining, teaching a class of 8 year olds; I was in an experimental drama in the Zhejiang Art Gallery; my post rock band went on tour (paid) and played a beach festival on peach flower island; I atteneded research labs in the anatomy department here; I gave a speech in the brand new stadium here in Zhejiang Universitiy's Zijingang campus for the new students (7000 of them)  and, oh yes, my parents came to visit.

This is a video of the ceremony in the new indoor olympic size sports stadium for the new students. If you look very closely, you can see me:

http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNDQzNDg3ODg4.html

Wow! It has been a massively massive long long time that I haven't written on this blog, but to be honest I couldn't be bothered, and I've been really busy. I finished my second year of the English medium MBBS at Zhejiang University. I was awarded a scholarship of 700 GBP for being in the top three. That is the maximum scholarship they are giving out this year, and last year. I asked the international office and they said it might go up next year, but they do not know for sure. I also transfered to the Chinese language medical program. This is not because there is anything wrong with the English medium MBBS, but eversince coming to China I always wanted to study in Chinese in order to improve my Chinese. On the downside, this means I won't graduate until 2017 - swings and roundabouts!

I stayed here over the Summer to prepare for the Chinese course and earn some money for the tuition fees. I have had a really really busy Summer. I have been doing IELTS examining, teaching a class of 8 year olds; I was in an experimental drama in the Zhejiang Art Gallery; my post rock band went on tour (paid) and played a beach festival on peach flower island; I atteneded research labs in the anatomy department here; I gave a speech in the brand new stadium here in Zhejiang Universitiy's Zijingang campus for the new students (7000 of them)  and, oh yes, my parents came to visit.

I will post pictures of these events in the next few posts, if that makes sense!!!

http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMzM3NDIyODY4.html

This is a video of my band. It's an all female Chinese band, apart from me of course!