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Hi, my name is Christina,
I'm a COM senior, studying film and communications.
It is my second whole semester taking class from Taipei, Taiwan,
12 or sometimes 13 hours ahead of Boston time.
Then I will be showing you some parts of my week as a Learn
from Anywhere BU student.
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My first class of the week starts 3:30AM Tuesday morning.
I'm looking to have access to stable internet and
that all professors are actually really understanding.
So not all my classes require me to participate synchroneously.
>> Okay, so I'm actually gonna use more.
>> I still tried most of the time though since my classes are usually
discussion based.
I usually go to this little chain café right around the corner
of my neighborhood to do work.
This week was not the busiest week just have some readings and papers to prep.
Taiwan is at the point that we're not required to have our mask on 24/7 except
when we are in public facilities
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We have this dispenser for hand sanitizer, right next door, so
we can use it before we go back home.
I infused it with rosemary and lavender oil so it smells really good.
A little random, but this lobster teaching is an impulse purchase from the CVS
across Marsh Chapel.
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>> Sometimes I've taken up between my early morning class and my morning class.
If you think really pushing If you think about it,
[INAUDIBLE] It's actually almost a year since I was last in Boston.
And honestly, I couldn't have seen this coming.
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But I still keep in touch with friends I made and we you know,
we're all in different places but we zoom in from time to time to catch up.
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Okay, so I always loved pastries, but I really got into cinnamon rolls into last
year, and Taipei is like oversaturated with cafes.
I've been to quite a lot but definitely cannot finish them all.
So I also started baking my own cinnamon rolls.
Baking is a big stress reliever for me.
And honestly, I think one of the perks of staying at home is having access to all
these kitchenware.
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>> Pretty.
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>> I take a course on food marketing this semester, and here we are having
a Zoom meeting for his class project before I head off for the day
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We have shared bikes, kind of similar to the Blue Bikes.
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And a, really efficient metro system that is, way faster than the T.
That is an objective observation.
Don't get me wrong, I love the T: it's still very convenient.
[LAUGH] It's not peak hour, so the cart isn't really crowded.
But still we are required to have our face mask on.
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To get my work done,
I visited this queen independent café that I swear half is Paris coffeehouse vibe.
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Today is a little chilly, so I had a hot café au lait.
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Here comes another big props for learning from anywhere.
It's my high school friends are literally within my reach.
We haven't seen each other so often since you've graduated.
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Well, those are some highlights.
Other times I spend sitting in front of my laptop buzzing through my work
Searching for internships or just scrolling through my social media.
It's definitely stressful every time I hear my alarm in the middle of
the night and always worrying about missing emails during my sleep.
And I'm graduating soon as an international student in this
worrisome time.
But still, I'm always appreciative for the beautiful people and
sunsets that accompanies my days at home.
And I can't wait for the day when I can safely return to Boston.
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