Finally could see my own blog today, thanks to Anonymouse, Ricardo passed me the link. Have not been able to upload many more photos yet, so no posts for a while, but just wanted to mention… Read More
Perspectives
So the other day I was speaking to a Chinese and he started talking about his next job, that he was going to work to Shangai. He tells me "I really don't like big cities. Shanga… Read More
So here I go again, this time with another round of great new Chinese methods of doing things differently:
Seat Belts: As i told you, there guys are crazy during driving, crossing the road… Read More
Perspectives
So the other day I was speaking to a Chinese and he started talking about his next job, that he was going to work to Shangai. He tells me "I really don't like big cities. Shanga… Read More
Hello again,
so after a few more days of studying and going around Beijing, I have collected a few more experiences to share with you:
Money
In China they use yuans has money, where you wil… Read More
Hi Everyone, here I am again. :-)
Ok, so for those of you who hope to get a really nice breakfast in China, I tell you, these guys eat a lot of noodles in the morning. It looks great, but m… Read More
First of all I want to thank Dani for letting me write on his great blog and report on my experience here in Beijing. He's been a great friend and don't forget, tomorrow it's his birthday :… Read More
This photos are from several days:
-History of Rocketry with Kerrie Dougherty, archaeologist, star-trek/starwars freak and expert in space and society topics
-An entrepreneurs panel, with… Read More
In our rooms we have normal toilets, but people were complaining that in the East Wing library the toilets were... just a hole in the ground (not really, just the typical old style toilets… Read More
This last couple of days we have made a habit of meeting in the central... playground? park? patio? between the buildings of the Athlete's village (10 buildings, we are lodged in buildings… Read More
Don't worry, haven't turned into an ISU fanatic (yet) but I have to admit I ended up making myself photos with the astronauts we've had here:
-Jeffrey Hoffman, already mentioned him, photo… Read More
On the airport, before Mamen's hysteria
Satisfaction poll at customs: “Greatly Satisfied” (big smiley
face), “Satisfied” (sober smiley face), “Checking Time To… Read More
(this actually happened on several days)
Of the students that took the one week extra English course before our arrival
Of the staff, the guy standing in blue is NASA astronaut Jeffrey Ho… Read More
It is not the athelete's village for next year, it is one built for the university olympics in Beijing in 2001
Normally 4 students would live here! So I have 4 beds, 4 tables 4 wardrobes (… Read More
Formerly known as BUAA (Beijing University of Aeronautics and Aerospace)
Introductions to the regulations: do not drink too much!
Introductions to the regulations (II): do not fall from b… Read More
Already happened Sunday morning. We have to choose between:
A lunar archive (with Burke, from JPL/Caltech, really old but one of the most intelligent persons I met, I think he has worked a… Read More
The Space perspective with Jeffrey Hoffman (besides having flown 5 times in the Shuttle, he is also an astrophysicist and MIT professor, the photo is actually him repairing the Hubble)
Po… Read More
We went to a little park with a lake at night for a talk... nice, but waking up the day after at 5.45 has killed me (to go do tai-chi, next time I go I make photos)
This is the same park… Read More
Here there is a little map and explanation of how our campus looks like and how it is organized (if it works, again I cannot see it from here) Read More