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Ryan Ferrell
Exploring the Great Wall
Beijing, China, Aug. 6 -- Since the last time I wrote, I've settled into my neighborhood and explored more of China. Last summer, I neglected to visit the Great Wall with UCSD’s Education Abroad Program. I have since been scolded for my neglectful traveling, which ran in complete opposition to this country's popular saying: "bu dao chang cheng, fei hao han:" “if one has not been to the Great Wall, one is not a true man.”
So, I took my first step into manhood just a few weeks ago – on a section of the Great Wall known as Shanhaiguan's First Pass Under Heaven.
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Sacred Mountain and Deadly Virus
Beijing, China, July 16 -- As I'm writing this, I'm stuck in a fan-cooled, dark, slummy Internet bar until I can board a train for the six-hour ride back to Beijing with a standing-only ticket. Not exactly the ideal vacation for most people (or myself). I just hiked 6660 steps (or more than 660 yards in 3 1/2 hours) up one of the most, if not the most, famous mountain in China.
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About Ryan
Ryan Ferrell filed his first piece from a seedy Internet café in rural China. The UCSD junior is doing research at the Chinese Academy of Sciences in the nation's capital. He was taking part in UCSD's Pacific Rim Undergraduate Experiences program, launched in 2004 with support by the National Science Foundation. PRIME provides students with the opportunity to participate in international research and cultural experiences that will better prepare them for the workplace. Ferrell studied Mandarin in China last summer. He said he hoped this three-month stint would allow him to improve his knowledge of the country. |
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