Now, I am in the hotel in Beijing and I have Internet connection. I do not know if I am going to have access daily but I will try to upload some pictures and let my friends know how everything is going.
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
I have just arrived in Beijing
I am in China!!! I have just arrived in Beijing two hours ago. I took three planes with stops in Minneapolis, Tokyo and finally Beijing.
Now, I am in the hotel in Beijing and I have Internet connection. I do not know if I am going to have access daily but I will try to upload some pictures and let my friends know how everything is going.
Now, I am in the hotel in Beijing and I have Internet connection. I do not know if I am going to have access daily but I will try to upload some pictures and let my friends know how everything is going.
Sunday, May 13, 2007
Chinaaaa!
It is 1.04 a.m. and I cannot sleep! So nervous! I am going to China in just 11 hours. The plane leaves around 12 but we have to be at the airport by 10 a.m.
Since Thursday I was in Kansas City and Columbia. I went with a friend to visit Mizzou University, her family, her sister's graduation and now I am back in Des Moines.
I want to leave to China soon and view new things but I also know that I am going to meet my friends from here.
In the last three days I have eaten in some many international restaurants: Italian, Mongolian, Japanese, Mexican and American. And the best thing is that I love the four of them.
Tomorrow I am planning to have a breakfast with my friends at Mars Cafe and then I will write you more things from China.
Have a great summer! =)
Japanese dinner with Yoko
Since Thursday I was in Kansas City and Columbia. I went with a friend to visit Mizzou University, her family, her sister's graduation and now I am back in Des Moines.
I want to leave to China soon and view new things but I also know that I am going to meet my friends from here.
In the last three days I have eaten in some many international restaurants: Italian, Mongolian, Japanese, Mexican and American. And the best thing is that I love the four of them.
Tomorrow I am planning to have a breakfast with my friends at Mars Cafe and then I will write you more things from China.
Have a great summer! =)
Goodbye dinner
Japanese dinner with Yoko
Friday, May 11, 2007
I am done!
The final day of the semester arrived. Yesterday was my last day at Drake University. In the morning I finished the magazine and the business plan and I was done, well not really.
I said goodbye to some friends who were leaving. I worked with Lois for the last couple of hours. I said goodbye to the Journalism School staff that was around Meredith, I went to Carpenter to finish packing, I checked out from my dorm with my RA, and I moved all my things to my friend's house.
I didn't know that I have so many things. I put everything in boxes and I tried to do my baggage to China because I am leaving on Monday.
Then I talked with people from the international center, I had a coffee with some friends and I left to Kansas City, Missouri. I am spending this weekend with a friend and her family. I visited Mizzou University, Kansas City and I am going to see an American college graduation.
With Marion
With some friends
With my roommate
I said goodbye to some friends who were leaving. I worked with Lois for the last couple of hours. I said goodbye to the Journalism School staff that was around Meredith, I went to Carpenter to finish packing, I checked out from my dorm with my RA, and I moved all my things to my friend's house.
I didn't know that I have so many things. I put everything in boxes and I tried to do my baggage to China because I am leaving on Monday.
Then I talked with people from the international center, I had a coffee with some friends and I left to Kansas City, Missouri. I am spending this weekend with a friend and her family. I visited Mizzou University, Kansas City and I am going to see an American college graduation.
With Sandrine
With Marion
With some friends
With my roommate
Tuesday, May 8, 2007
Pella Tulip Time
I am busy during these last days at Drake. Last final projects, last days of work on campus, packing all my baggage, books, memories, saying goodbyes, taking the last pictures....
On Saturday I went to Pella Tulip Time for two hours. I love tulips, they are one of my favorite types of flowers.
I was wearing a Drake T-Shirt and a man who was next to me while we were waiting in the bakery's line said "I am a bulldog too, graduating 60 years ago." It was so nice to talk with him. I cannot imagine in Spain someone telling me does. It is not popular to wear University's clothes and my University was founded 15 years ago, so most of Nebrija's alumni are really young.
If you go to Pella, remember to go to a bakery and taste a lof of things, everything I tried there was delicious.
On Saturday I went to Pella Tulip Time for two hours. I love tulips, they are one of my favorite types of flowers.
I was wearing a Drake T-Shirt and a man who was next to me while we were waiting in the bakery's line said "I am a bulldog too, graduating 60 years ago." It was so nice to talk with him. I cannot imagine in Spain someone telling me does. It is not popular to wear University's clothes and my University was founded 15 years ago, so most of Nebrija's alumni are really young.
If you go to Pella, remember to go to a bakery and taste a lof of things, everything I tried there was delicious.
Thursday, May 3, 2007
World Press Freedom Day
I am done with my classes. In my last class I was talking about a job shadow I did about a copy editor from The Des Moines Register.
Today is also a special day for journalists, today is the World Press Freedom Day. A day to remind that there are journalists killed around the world. According to Reporters without Borders, 24 journalists were killed since the beginning of the year and 125 are in prison.
Iraq was is the war were more journalists have died since the World War II. Since March 2003, 155 journalists and contributors have been murdered.
Today is also a special day for journalists, today is the World Press Freedom Day. A day to remind that there are journalists killed around the world. According to Reporters without Borders, 24 journalists were killed since the beginning of the year and 125 are in prison.
Iraq was is the war were more journalists have died since the World War II. Since March 2003, 155 journalists and contributors have been murdered.
Wednesday, May 2, 2007
Just one more class!
Just one more class! I'm so sad! The school year is over!
Just one class tomorrow at 8 a.m. My favorite class. I am going to make a presentation about the Web page I have been doing in the last days with the stories my classmates wrote about working in Iowa.
Today I had JMC 59 as always, we completed the last assignment, an InDesign document about Mars Cafe and then, we made an evaluation of the class.
We finished the class early and then I was working on my presentation for JMC 119.
At 11 a.m. I had my last Honors 84 class. Professor Woodward was really nice and helpful during all the semester and he said very nice words at the end of the class that made me feel more sad.
The moment of my presentation arrived soon. It was at 12.30 p.m. I had to talk about my magazine, the magazine's sponsor, its audience and its philosophy. It was not a very hard presentation for my classmates because all of them in this class are Americans, but in my case it was.
I was in front of the class looking to the people I know, and to the professor. They knew that I was nervous and they help me a lot with their smiles! :)
Then, I taught my last Spanish classes and it was very sad too. We were making a review for the final exam that they have tomorrow and then, the moment of the farewell arrived.
In the afternoon I went to Mars Cafe to a party that celebrated the launch of the magazine THINK. It is done by Journalism senior students and I really like the design. I didn't read all of it yet.
Today I had dinner outside. When I was coming back from Wallgreens to my dorm I saw some of my friends eating outside and I stayed with them. It was really cool and the weather is warm again.
Just one class tomorrow at 8 a.m. My favorite class. I am going to make a presentation about the Web page I have been doing in the last days with the stories my classmates wrote about working in Iowa.
Today I had JMC 59 as always, we completed the last assignment, an InDesign document about Mars Cafe and then, we made an evaluation of the class.
We finished the class early and then I was working on my presentation for JMC 119.
At 11 a.m. I had my last Honors 84 class. Professor Woodward was really nice and helpful during all the semester and he said very nice words at the end of the class that made me feel more sad.
The moment of my presentation arrived soon. It was at 12.30 p.m. I had to talk about my magazine, the magazine's sponsor, its audience and its philosophy. It was not a very hard presentation for my classmates because all of them in this class are Americans, but in my case it was.
I was in front of the class looking to the people I know, and to the professor. They knew that I was nervous and they help me a lot with their smiles! :)
Then, I taught my last Spanish classes and it was very sad too. We were making a review for the final exam that they have tomorrow and then, the moment of the farewell arrived.
In the afternoon I went to Mars Cafe to a party that celebrated the launch of the magazine THINK. It is done by Journalism senior students and I really like the design. I didn't read all of it yet.
Today I had dinner outside. When I was coming back from Wallgreens to my dorm I saw some of my friends eating outside and I stayed with them. It was really cool and the weather is warm again.
THINK magazine cover
Tuesday, May 1, 2007
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