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大家好，

Welcome to our CHIN141! I am the instructor of this course, Wang laoshi 王老师. I will walk with you throughout this online semester, and I believe we will have a great learning journey together!

Please add one photo or upload a short video clip (no editing is needed.) to--
(1) introduce yourself, such as your name in English and Chinese, your major, hometown, etc.
(2) Share your summer life with us.
(3) Tell us what you have done to get yourself ready for this online semester!
(4) leave your comments on your new friends' posts. Let's start making friends from now on!

I am so looking forward to "seeing" all of you in our class on Tuesday, Sep. 15 @4pm!

Languages: English (or a few Chinese words.)

Tip 1: you can download "PADLET" on your phone or tablet.
Tip 2: login in and like ❤️  this site so you will be notified when there is a new post coming up.

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Hello everyone! This is Joanna, aka 李苇(wei3)静(jing4)。(I was planning on filming a short video clip, but I am just too exhausted from 7 hours of class today _(:з」∠)_ Using my last bit of energy here writing to you all)

I am a fourth year IR student, and now working as a TA for this course. 我来自广东珠海，今年是来到温哥华的第九年了。我会说粤语(yue4yu3, Cantonese)，当然普通话也是很标准(biao1zhun3, standard)的:)

My summer life was pretty boring, wasn't able to go anywhere because of the pandemic. I was basically taking classes (One of them being our CLP course CHIN 485, and the other one was EOSC 116) and looking for work. While not studying or stressing about work searches, I was learning how to cook. Have to say it is an important skill to develop, especially when you live alone (like I am now).

To get myself prepare for the coming term, I wrote down all my deadlines on one sheet, placed it somewhere obvious so I won't miss anything. Also trying to have my desk organized, the picture below is me with my messy but organized desk :) It is always nice to have things in order to bring myself into a study/work mode.

I think thats all I have for now. Last but not least, 我很期待(qi2dai4, look forward to)接下来的一个学期与各位同学一起合作 (he2zuo4, cooperation)，一起学习，一起进步(jin4bu4, progress forward)。希望未来的一个学期，我们能一起感受中文和中国文化的魅力 (mei4li4, charm)，期待与各位度过一个愉快的学期哦。Bye now!

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Hopefully I'm doing this introduction correctly!

1) 大家好, my name is Jenny Zhang or 張嘉璇 and I'm a second year microbiology and immunology student born and raised in Toronto, Ontario.

2) Over the summer, I took three courses: PSYC101, DSCI100, and CHEM233! I also went canoeing and hiking with my family :)

3) To prepare for the online semester, I've been using Google Calendar and a physical planner to make sure that I know all the important dates for the semester.

I've inserted a photo of myself below. I'll also link my Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jennyyy.zhangg and my Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jennyyy.z/ if you would like to start a CHIN141 003 group chat!

I can't wait to meet you all virtually!

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1) Hello, my name is Leo Wang. My chinese name is 王加翔 and I'm a second year studying Mathematics. I was born in Richmond, BC.

2) I spent most of my summer going to the gym and trying to do as much physical activity as possible despite the pandemic :(

3) I made sure to put my entire schedule into my google calendar and set a lot of alarms.

I like to take photos:
http://www.instagram.com/leowangfotos

Here is a picture of me (left) and my brother (right). :)

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1) Hello! My name is Andrea Lin, and my Chinese name is 林潔妮. I am a second year psychology student. I was also born in Richmond BC.

2) I took two courses during the summer because of quarantine. I took a psychology course and an English course :) Besides that, I have not done much due to the limitations :(

3) To prepare myself for online classes, I've added all my courses onto google calendar and wrote down a timetable to keep myself on track.

Below are the links to my instagram and facebook!!
https://www.instagram.com/andrea.lin/
https://www.facebook.com/aandrealin/
also here is a photo my friend (right) and I(left) at the beach !

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1) Hi everyone! My name is Angela Fan. My Chinese name is 范嘉倩。 I'm in my second year at UBC studying English Literature. I was born in Tokyo, Japan but raised in Vancouver my entire life.

2) This summer, I played video games with my friends a lot and watched several movies. I also read a few books while taking one English course over the summer. I went out a lot to eat with my friends and family and I longboarded often with my sister.

3) To prepare for online schooling, I use a planner and set important dates and times off my phone.

My instagram is @jq.ange and my facebook is under the name Angela Van. Please add me to the group chat if anyone made it :)

I'm looking forward to meeting you all soon!

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1. My name is Sarah Luo (罗丹琳）and I am a third year Biology student, born and raised in greater vancouver.

2. Apart from studying and exams, I did quite a bit of hiking over the summer. 我喜欢爬山！I did a couple backpacking trips, one to Garibaldi lake and one to Elfin lakes, both located in Garibaldi Provincial Park. The photo attached is from Elfin lakes!

3. To prepare for the semester, I honestly took some time to relax and soak up the last bit of summer before school started. Other than that, I use a bullet journal to draw/personalize my own calendar/schedule.

https://www.facebook.com/sarahluo29/

I'm looking forward to meeting some like-minded individuals!!

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1) Hello everyone! My name is Isaac Zhu or 猪天恩. I'm a first-year student in the faculty of science, hoping to major in computer science. I was born in Vancouver, BC.

2) I spent the majority of my summer inside because of quarantine and tried to prepare for university by studying ahead and taking some Academic Essential courses that were offered. Apart from studying, I went on a few hikes and a week-long camping trip with a group of friends.

3) To prepare for online classes I started to use google calendar to organize my day to day tasks and plan ahead for exams and deadlines.

Here's my Instagram and Facebook:
https://www.instagram.com/i.zhu0
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100013976462509

I'm looking forward to working with you all!

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hi! My name is Michelle (利家慧). I'm a first year student in the Faculty of Arts and I'm thinking/hoping of majoring in Computer Science! I'm from Vancouver.

My summer was pretty uneventful. I spent majority of the summer playing games with my friends and having picnics !! I've also just been working my part-time job :(((

To prepare for this semester, I've been keeping a planner and jotting down due dates and important deadlines, etc.

my ig is @_michellejlee and my facebook is Michelle Lee (pfp of a blue bear lol). If there are any groupchats for this class, please add me thanks !!

this is a photo of me (right) and my friends on a picnic ↓☻

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1) Hey everyone! My name is Selina Guo (郭雅琪) and I’m a second-year Arts student, hoping to major in Political Science and minor in International Relations. I was born in Hunan, Changsha, but moved to BC when I was two years old. I’ve moved around BC my whole life, from Vancouver to Burnaby to Coquitlam, which is where I live right now :~)

2) I was supposed to go to Japan this summer but due to obvious reasons the trip was cancelled :( So instead, I took up some old hobbies, bought an iPad to draw on, read some old books sitting on my bookshelf, played some Animal Crossing on my switch, and worked at my part-time job.

3) I prepared for the semester by adding important dates onto my Google Calendar, using Notion to organize my notes and to-dos, and prepared a bullet journal to plan out my schedule on a weekly basis.

Here’s my Instagram and Facebook. I’ve followed and sent friend requests to everyone, so if there was a group chat created, I’d appreciate it if I was added! If not, feel free to comment down and I'll make one (just state which platform you'd prefer it to be on).

Nice to (virtually) meet you all this semester!

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Hello everyone!

1.) My name is Susan, or in Chinese: 张羽嘉. I'm a first year in the Faculty of Science, with Chemistry being my intended major. I was born in 成都, but I've lived in Vancouver since I was five.

2.) This summer I read an assortment of books, notably The Grapes of Wrath and When Breath Becomes Air. I also completed Biology 12 over the summer, and watched a wuxia drama called 月上重火.

3.) In preparation for this online semester, I've redone the organization of my room, started using google calendar, and tried to pre-read upcoming course materials. I've attempted to employ time management strategies I read in several books!

Here is a picture of me, and my instagram is https://www.instagram.com/susan_zhanggg/

Looking forward to meeting everyone!

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1) Hello everyone, my name is Emily Chen or 陈筱玫。I am a first year student in the faculty of arts and have not decided on my major yet. I was born in Canada and have lived in Ontario for most of my life but I have also lived in 中国 for 2 years when I was a baby! I’m from a city in the GTA (Greater Toronto Area) called Markham.

2) Over the summer I’ve been spending a lot of time outdoors. Either at the beach, hiking trails and even just the park. I didn’t really do anything too extravagant this summer because of Covid but it was still memorable nonetheless.

3) To prepare for this online semester I organized all my important deadlines for my courses on a google spreadsheet as well as told myself that everything will be okay XD

I look forward to meeting everyone soon!

Feel free to add me on Facebook and Instagram!
http://www.instagram.com/emilyxchen_/

https://www.facebook.com/emily.x.chen17

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Hello everyone!
1) My name is Jenny and my Chinese name is 张嘉慧. I was born in Taiwan and moved to Vancouver when I was 5. I'm a first-year student and unsure of what I want to major in.
2) Despite COVID, I quite enjoyed my summer. I went camping with my friends and family, went on numerous hikes, and also spent a lot of time at home.
3) To get myself ready for online school, I made sure I had a clean and organized designated space for school and downloaded canvas on my phone.

Really excited to get to know all of you!
https://www.instagram.com/jenny.chang_/

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Hi everyone.
(1) My name is Tim and my Chinese name is 柳汀. I am majoring in international economics. I was born in Inner Mongolia, Hohhot. I came to Canada when I was 6 years old.
(2) During the summer, I started to do some home workouts and went out for a daily run with friends. Occasionally, we would play tennis.
(3) I organized my desk and room. I bought a new laptop. I read the syllabus for all my courses and learned how the canvas site works.

Sorry i don't have a better picture to use.

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Hello all,
1) My name is Jonathan and my Chinese name is 陳健聰, I was born and raised in Vancouver. I'm a first-year arts student and I plan on majoring in linguistics.
2) Over the summer I worked part-time, visited the campus, and visited (and got lost) in many parks. However, due to COVID, I spent a lot of time stuck in my own room.
3) I've made sure to make an area to study, make a digital calendar to keep track of assignments, as well as clear my computer of non-essentials. I've also been watching lots of videos on Mandarin.

Here is a picture of me in traditional clothing for my Asian Studies class in Highschool,

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Hello！

My name is Walter and my Chinese name is 楊皓鈞. I was born here in Vancouver BC. Growing up I spent most of my childhood in Coquitlam before moving to Richmond. I am currently studying Kinesiology.

My plans for the summer included relaxing at home with family, catching up on simulcasts, and gaming with friends. I was worried covid would mess up my summer but nothing changed because I don't leave the house. June came along and picked up golf with my friends, did a few hikes, and learned how to lift some weights at the gym. I also picked up a part time job and took money from 爸爸 Trudeau. Overall it was a good summer, albeit a little lackluster in the travel department but it's easy on the bank account.

To get ready for university, I made a Zoom account and bought a highlighter.

Feel free to add me on social media and whatever group chats for this class!
IG: https://www.instagram.com/walterhoops/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/walterhkyeung/

Here's a picture of me (right) and my good pals getting together over the break!
I look forward to meeting all of you soon!

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Hi everyone!
1) My name is Kevin Cheong and my Chinese name is 关顺礼. I was born and raised here in Vancouver. I am a first-year student going into Economics.
2) Despite there being a pandemic, I tried to make the best out of it.  Within the same bubble, I biked with my friends all over the Lower Mainland, from North Vancouver to New Westminister to Steveston. We would often stop at safe locations and buy food and drinks and eat them together at locations away from people.
3) To get ready for university, I cleaned out my room, got notebooks for each course, and started planning a day schedule each day to help me sstop procrastinating

Looking forward to getting through zoom university with you all
FB: https://www.facebook.com/kevin.cheong327
IG: https://www.instagram.com/kevincheong327/

Below is a picture from the beach not too long ago (I'm on the right)

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Hi everyone!!

1) I’m Felicia Chen and my Chinese name is 陳芷琳. I’m in first year and I hope to major in psychology or sociology. I was born and raised in Vancouver.

2) Over the summer, I went hiking with family and picnics with friends. My cousins wanted to renovate their house for fun so I tagged along and helped. It’s almost done too :) I’ve also been watching too many kdramas.

3) To prepare myself for university, I cleaned and organized my room. I also brought a planner to keep track of important information and my schedule.

Here’s my ig and fb:
https://www.instagram.com/_feliciachen/
https://www.facebook.com/feli.
If there are any group chats for this class, add me please and thank you!!
I hope to meet everyone soon!! :) and here’s a photo of me (red dress) and my friend.

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Hi everyone! My name is Primo and my Chinese name is 黄赤成. I am a first year international student from Bali, Indonesia and I am in the Bachelor of International Economics.

My summer has been okay despite there being a pandemic. I was able to catch up with my friends(online), go on a hiking trip and I started watching a couple k-drama which I thoroughly enjoyed!

To prepare for the online semester I made sure to keep my desk organised and put deadlines on my calendar to make sure I didn't miss anything.

Looking forward to see you all virtually!
IG: https://www.instagram.com/primoanandhuang/

Below is a picture of me(1st one from the left) when we did our graduation pictures(before corona hit Bali).

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Hello everyone! My name is Michelle and my Chinese name is 林可莉. I am majoring in Applied Animal Biology.

I was born in and grew up in Brunei Darussalam. I came to Vancouver about 4 years ago. During the summer, I went hiking and played sports like basketball and volleyball occasionally. I did not get to go out as much as I wanted due to Covid-19 so I watched Netflix, cooked and baked more often at home while taking a few courses.

To get myself ready for this online semester, I have a digital calendar to keep myself organized with my studies, work, volunteering and prepping for LSAT.

I'm looking forward to see all of you and wishing you all the best of luck this semester!

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Hello everyone! 大家好！My name is Otto Wang and my Chinese name is 王一尊. I am a second year arts student but I have not decided what to major in yet. I was born in Shenzhen, China but moved here to Vancouver at the age of four.

This summer I took two online courses during the first summer term and spent my second summer term mainly playing sports such as volleyball and basketball as well as video games such on the PS4 and Nintendo Switch. I’m also very interested in Japanese culture so I’ve been watching some anime as well.

In preparation for this online semester, I made sure to keep my desk tidy as well as to complete any assignments as early as possible.

IG: https://www.instagram.com/ottoman_swag/?hl=en
FB: https://www.facebook.com/Ottomanswag/

Looking forward to meeting and learning with you all! 谢谢！

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Hi guys, my name is Jessie (黄泳詩) and I am currently a second year student - going into third year next term. I am planning on applying for a major in Poli Sci next term as well. I was born and raised in Vancouver, however, I have always dreamed of moving to another place, such as Hong Kong. I had originally wanted to go to Japan and Taiwan with my friends this summer, but couldn't because of COVID :( Hopefully, I can travel soon, and if anyone knows or has any recommendations for sight-seeing and restaurants (Japan, Korea, and Taiwan), I would be incredibly happy to write those down! :) Therefore, this summer, I decided to take a few online courses, and have been working at the bank as well.
Honestly, I haven't done much to prepare, and I am quite nervous, but I can't wait to improve my Mandarin. However, I think having an organizer/planner and having all the dates written down will help keep me on track.

P.S. I used to play competitive Ultimate Frisbee, and would love to throw with anyone that is interested (whenever COVID gets better!) :)

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(1) Hello, I'm Richard Han (韩瑞麒). I am a first year student from Coquitlam, BC. I'm planning to major in computer science. I like playing badminton and using computers.
My summer was pretty average for me. It mostly consisted of sleeping in, playing video games, and relaxing. Sometimes, I went outside to ride my bicycle. My plans weren't really interrupted by the quarantine, but not being able to properly celebrate my graduation was a little sad.
I haven't done anything significant to ready myself (other than making a schedule), but hopefully my transition from high school to university isn't too rough.
Looking forward to being in this class!

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1) Hello! My name is David Liu and my Chinese name is 劉正恩. I am a first-year Arts student, and I'm still unsure of what I want to major in. I was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, and moved to Vancouver, Canada in 2011. My parents are from Taiwan, and I have been there 4 times to visit my grandparents, who own a popular bakery in Kaohsiung called Mary's Food (玛利食品).

2) This summer, I spent most of my time playing basketball, video games, or biking with my friends. I also went camping with my family once and then went again with my friends.

3) To prepare myself for university, I learned to start using a calendar and putting all my responsibilities on there, not only school assignments, to stay on top of everything.

If there are any group chats, please add me to them thanks!

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100034012721107

IG: https://www.instagram.com/davidlliu/

Below is a picture of me after my team’s last game in the BC Boys High School Provincial Championship tournament holding the player of the game shirt that is way too big.

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introduce yourself, such as your name in English and Chinese, your major, hometown, etc.
(2) Share your summer life with us.
(3) Tell us what you have done to get yourself ready for this online semester!
(4) leave your comments on your new friends' posts. Let's start making friends from now on!

Hey guys,

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Hey guys, sorry for that post above. I was starting to write my introduction when I realized that I should probably sign up first, and so, upon clicking the sign up button, the site automatically uploaded the post...😭 Still ended up making an embarrassment of myself on the first day *cries*

I go by Elaine, and my Chinese name is 朱翠琳.  Summer life was...a hellish experience. Tip: never take 4 courses during the summer. Biggest regret since not taking Chinese school seriously as a kid. I did take a trip to Deer Lake to canoe with my friends, although I was gripped by the fear of capsizing the entire time, haha.

Does it count as preparing if I watched Chinese variety shows and listened to Chinese music? If so, then yes I’ve spent much time intensely preparing for this semester. What are your favorite Chinese artists/shows/songs? I’ve got a long list, but 周深 (zhou shen)，华晨宇 (Hua chenyu)，阿云嘎 (Ayunga), Jane Zhang, 蔡徐坤 (cai xukun)，and 王一博 (Wang yibo) definitely top the list. I would recommend to try 画心 (Hua xin) by Jane Zhang or 大鱼 (Da yu) by zhou shen if you prefer softer and traditional Chinese music.

P.s. as the title suggests, try to spot Waldo (me) in the pic.

Nice to meet you all!

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Hello~

I'm Shuya Liao.
My Chinese name is 廖淑雅 but just 淑雅 is fine! I'm an English major born, raised, and currently living in Richmond BC.

I didn't do much this summer... but I danced A LOT. I also helped my family work on a lot of home renovations. I met up with friends a few times but I spent majority of summer social distancing safely and quarantining at home :) (oh and I got some tattoos done hehe)

Honestly, I haven't done much to prepare for the online semester and I'm still getting used to it.

Let me know if you want to be study buddies! I can speak Mandarin pretty well but my reading sucks haha

Here is a photo of my friend and I <3
(I'm on the left)

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Hey guys!

Not gonna lie, I totally missed this assignment last week. Better late than never I guess 🤷‍♂️

My name is Lavis Chen and my Chinese name is 陈宇阳. I was born in Vancouver BC and currently reside in Delta. I am a first year in engineering.

Summer was rather unexciting. Because of the current situation, I spent most of my times indoors in front of a screen and listening to music. I did go hiking a couple of times with some of my friend and I also took a small trip to Victoria which were definitely to highlights of my Summer.

To prepare for this online semester, I've been working desperately to fix my terrible summer sleep schedule. Waking up in the morning has never been and will never be an easy job.

I'm looking forward to getting to know everyone in class!

Here's a photo of me with my buddies who have equally as bad sleep schedules.