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My name is Shengyi and I\u2019m a sophomore in clinical medicine from Nanjing Medical University. I am undertaking my exchange semester at Queensland University of Technology. I am honored to receive an Endeavour Cheung Kong Student Exchange Program<\/a> grant from Australian Government, and I appreciate that QUT provided such a precious opportunity for me to learn advanced medical technology.<\/p>\n

What Brisbane is like<\/strong><\/p>\n

I arrived in Brisbane on 15th<\/sup> February, and now I have been in Brisbane for nearly a month. My first impression on Brisbane is that everything is in large size. Cars are large, beef burgers are large, and streets are large (wide and spacious). Brisbane is a metropolis. There are many skyscrapers and fancy mansions located near the CBD. Brisbane is scenic city with a landscape of lakes and hills. The ecological environment is fascinating, when I\u2019m walking on the street, I can see Australian egrets and smell the fragrance of sweet-smelling flowers.<\/p>\n

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The place I live<\/strong><\/p>\n

The campus of QUT is quite close to Brisbane city area. I booked my accommodation months ago and I\u2019m currently living with my friends in Woolloongabba. It is convenient, just a few miles far away from GP and not far to stores.<\/p>\n

Orientation week<\/strong><\/p>\n

The first week is the orientation week\uff0cduring which I participated in a variety of different activities. I took part in Study Abroad and Exchange Student Orientation welcome session and got my student ID card with the friendly assistance from volunteers in the library. During lunchtime, I sat down with my friends on the\u00a0lawn, enjoying the gentle breeze and the food which only cost two dollars.<\/p>\n

At the weekends, I went to the Golden Coast with my friends. I took a lift to the top of Building Q1 (Queensland Number One), which is one of the tallest skyscrapers in the Southern Hemisphere and had a bird\u2019s eye view of Queensland. I was deeply impressed by the Surfers Paradise where there were many tourists and local people surfing in the sea.<\/p>\n

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Schoolwork<\/strong><\/p>\n

The experience as an exchange student at QUT is splendid. However, I also have to face some challenges in my study. My major at QUT is Biomedical, which means I need to memorize a lot of specialized vocabulary and I have to do preview before each of my classes, otherwise I would have difficulty understanding what the lecture is talking about. As a non-native speaker, I haven’t had a class in English before, so it really takes me some time to adapt to a pure-English environment.<\/p>\n

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