| | I guess it's about time I updated this blog. I am in DC now. I moved
into my new dorm, an old Howard Johnson hotel used to spy on Watergate,
last Sunday, over a week ago. It's a decent place, sorta old, but very
spacious and full of grad students. So far, I haven't been able to
explore the city too much. I've been busy attending orientation and
wondering the halls meeting people. Tropical Storm Ernesto's visit also
forced me stay inside most of the weekend so it's been a relaxing
couple of days. I suspect it's the calm before the storm (the seven
page syllabus I received from my professor today confirmed that).
Saw
the Cal game on Saturday and was very disappointed, but no worries, I
have faith that we'll do well during our regular season and finish with
a bowl game. GO BEARS!  Since my new school doesn't have a football
team, it's easy to still keep cheering for my Golden Bears. That'll be
a little tougher during the basketball season since George Washington
has a decent team. Oh well, I'll worry about that when the time comes.
As
fun and vibrant as DC is, I do miss California and Berkeley. First, the
food can't compare. There is a lack of good, cheap restaurants around
campus. Most take-out is pretty expensive. To top it off, there aren't
even any cafeteria's in GWU. The main dining halls are mini-food courts
that you find in shopping malls filled with tons of fast food. Talk
about unhealthy. I've resorted to sneaking a burner and toaster oven
into my dorm room and slapping some simple meals together. I'm also sad
to say that there seems to be a lack of Asian Americans here. There are
Asians, but they're mostly international students and very fobby, which
puts me in an awkward position because everytime someone meets me, they
automatically assume I'm a foreigner. At my Chinese Oral Exam, the
teacher assumed that I would be fluent in Mandarin since I wasn't
caucasian. Needless to say, she was disappointed. However, the plethora of internships and job opportunities relating to my
field here can't compete with anywhere else in the US. So, this is
where I am going to be for the next few years. Hopefully I will
"network" my way into a good job. 
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