Friday, March 5, 2010

Day 1- 4th March (Departure)
Got up early at 3 in the morning, scanning through all my belongings, seeing if i've left out anything to bring for the 42 days at Wuhan! Reached the airport and Ms Neo helped with the checking in of luggages, we bade goodbye to our family members before we board the plane at 7.
Us with the lovely parents @ Changi Airport.
My group members: Cynthia, Ron and Charmaine.

Upon reaching Guang Zhou airport, while waiting for our domestic flight, Eline Meowlin Charmaine and i had deserts at a nearby to fill our stomach for the time being :) Had a taste of what the food of Guang Zhou is like :) We boarded the plane and reached Wuhan at about 5.39pm in the evening!
We were welcomed by this lovely group of China students whereby they will voluntarily offer to help with our bags and luggages. The temperature when we first touched down was 6 degrees celcius! It was manageable because i have been exposed to colder weather conditions. Took an hour bus ride to our hostel, which is in Wuhan University. Though the buliding may look a little run down, but i was rather surprised with the condition in the rooms.
A proper toilet!
A proper table!
A proper bed!
All these actually gives a proper room! (Y)

After which, we split ourselves into small groups and we were brought by the China students, to a small restaurant nearby. Our first dinner here, which consisted of 5 dishes and 1 soup, was delicious! Headed to small convenient shops to get our necessities (Pail, cloths, hangers, drinks, slippers, etc.). Thanks to the friendly group of local students, or else we couldn't have had got what we wanted to easily and quick. Got back to our dorms as early as we could, unpacked our luggages, settled down before we could rest for the night :)

Reflection
It was great to have such friendly and warm group of local students to host us upon arriving at Wuhan. This gave me a really good impression on the education system and upbringing of people in Wuhan as it was what i experienced the first thing i touched down. After communicating with the students, i realised that most of them are quite a keen learner. They are interested in our Singapore life and culture. On top of that, they put in their best effort to communicate with us in English. As this is not the first time i'm stepping on the land of China, i know that the locals do talk louder than we Singaporeans do, and spitting is a norm to them. Well, i guess this is what we have to adapt to and not give a 'face' when we see it. As it was all dark, i didn't had the chance to observe the architecture and special design of buildings, which is what i'm most interested in.

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