Exchange Diary (CityU Students)

This is the third week I have come to Leeds but I still feel excited about everything surrounding me! Today is my day off. In other words, I have time to go to Global Café which is organized by Leeds University Union. I can meet students around the world every Monday! Students there are also served with drinks and some refreshments. It is really a nice place to meet friends.

I meet 2 girls there, one is from France and the other is from India. It is very funny to talk the girl from France. Since she cannot hear clearly my ascent, we talk to each other via our iphones (type in what we want to say). Nice talking to them!

February 7, 2012 ( Tuesday )

Busy day! I have 3 lectures back to back from 10 a.m. After the end of the add-drop period, lecturers start to assign us into a group and tell us what we need to do in our group projects. Lucky! My group members are nice to me and are willing to participate during the class and the project discussion.

I find that there is a difference about teaching style between Hong Kong and UK. In Hong Kong, we are stuffed with many teaching materials every day and the teaching is very intensive. Many of us do not have time to reflect our needs of personal and professional development and not to say developing our hobbies. In contrast, the teaching here is much more interactive and relaxed. We have lots of group exercise during the classes. We can even learn the difference between large company and small company by playing an online innovation game. Moreover, we do not need to memorize the teaching stuff for the exams. We just need to write an essay for each module. It seems that lecturers want to encourage us to read as many as possible we can. The teaching style here really impresses me!

February 8, 2012 ( Wednesday )

After finishing one lecture, I go to the Emmanuel Centre at 4 p.m. I attend the free English class there from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. It is helpful of the tutor to rectify my pronunciation and improve my verbal English skills.

There is a weekly international student event every Wednesday at 6 p.m. I go there after the English class and meet other international students. Maybe the theme today is about Chinese New Year Celebration. I meet many students from China and Japan while enjoying the Chinese food like fried egg rice, soft noodles and dumplings.

February 9, 2012 ( Thursday )

Had my favorite class-Principle of Corporate Strategy today. After that, I walk around the city center of Leeds and go to the Leeds City Museum. Being able to be immersed in a culture is an amazing experience so different from just seeing it on the TV.

At Leeds City Museum, I can see the world of discovery. There are four floors of interactive and exciting galleries. I can even come face to face with the Leeds tiger, step back into ancient worlds, read the history of Leeds and see the final resting place of the Leeds mummy!

Friday, 10 Feb 2012

The end of a good week! Really experience a lot in this week. In the afternoon, I head over to The Library Pub for a drink with my Exchange Buddy in Leeds. It is really helpful of them to give me so many advice say how to register a doctor here, how to use the gym centre.

We also talk about the difference between Hong Kong and UK. One of the difference I think is the eating habits. People in UK always like to eat fish, chips and salad at lunch and dinner. However, in Hong Kong, most people like to eat something which is cooked and eat rice served with many dishes.

The weekend is coming! I will visit The Black Country Living Museum (at Dudley near Birmingham) with my friends from City University of Hong Kong and University of Waterloo.

Hope that every week gets better and better!

Labels: 2011/2012 Semester B

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