Hi Ladies!!
Since I am studying abroad again this semester, I will continue to blog about my experiences. This semester I am in Shanghai; I am taking B-Law and Intro to Marketing. I'm not sure how B-Law is like in the city but this semester they changed the professor and the course; it is much more difficult and the workload is a bit more. It's already been a month since I've arrived in Shanghai... I honestly have to say that I'm not in love with this study abroad site but maybe that's because I keep comparing everything to my semester in Prague. As for now, my opinion of Shanghai is mediocre. The weather is not the best; we rarely get sunshine. It's either raining everyday or every other day and it's mostly cloudy everyday. Hopefully the weather will get warmer soon; it's supposed to get to the 50s (Fahrenheit) in late March.
Shanghai is a huge city and it does take a good 1/2-1 hr to commute from place to place. If you are a big fan of food, Shanghai is definitely a place you'd want to go to; food is extraordinary in Shanghai. Food taste good and is extremely cheap. Here are some pictures:
There are plenty of opportunities in Shanghai. If you want to travel within China, it's definitely do-able during the weekends; you can simply travel by train or buses to small villages and other provinces outside of Shanghai. I am currently interning for a food and beverage company, David Laris Creates. This internship is very interesting; I am doing a lot of marketing and PR work which is great for my major. During the second week of Shanghai, we had a internship fair and over a dozen companies were present for students to talk to. A lot of students are interning for these companies now.
I am living off campus and my apartment is beautiful; we all have singles (either three/four rooms) and the rooms are decent sized. The on campus housing isn't not bad either, it's on campus and thus the commute to the actual building where classes are is only a 5 minute walk. For off campus students , due to the mandatory chinese classes (either 9:00 or 10:30), NYU provides a shuttle bus that brings us to school every morning. Commuting back from school is not hard, we can either take the taxi (14RMB... approximately $2) back home. The train and bus system is massive but very easy to learn.
Now the night life... night life in Shanghai is pretty awesome; there are a lot of clubs that "youngsters" go to. However, of course you should always go in a group to be safe. If you are looking into studying in Prague or Shanghai and have questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me directly at lisa.hu@stern.nyu.edu!
Talk to you soon!
Lisa
