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How my family celebrates Chinese New Year

February 01, 2023

(1) Two weeks ago, many were celebrating Chinese New Year. Chinese New Year 2023 fell on Sunday 22 January, festivities will continue for around 16 days, and end with the Lantern Festival on 5 February. This time marks the transition between two…

Mukulele - Ukulele learning app

February 19, 2022

The problem I wanted to help people who don’t have time to practice and learn the ukulele every day because I have a ukulele, and I found it hard to keep learning and practising the ukulele. According to the survey I did for people who are interested…

How I travelled from the UK to China during the pandemic

February 16, 2022

Trip Preparation I'm a Chinese citizen who lives in the UK. I'm from Hangzhou, China. This article explains how I travelled home during the pandemic. Until December 2021, China only allowed limited airlines to enter and a limited number of flights…

Usability Study of iPhone X Side Button

March 09, 2021

I performed a study regarding the usability of the iPhone X Side Button in 2020 as a course project for the course Human Factor: Working with Users. Back then, social distancing just introduced due to COVID-19, I did the study a bit differently…

An international student in Edinburgh - Part 2

June 16, 2020

I studied A levels, a British qualification, in order to study abroad. After my A levels, I decided to go to the University of Edinburgh. This is a story about how I got my accommodation in Year 1, and how it turned out. My A level exam board was CIE…

我在英国爱丁堡大学留学的故事(二)

June 16, 2020

因为很早就有出国的打算,所以我高中学的是A level课程,相当于英国的“高考”。高三考完出成绩之后,我决定了去爱丁堡大学读书。这篇文章讲述的是我是如何住进了我大一的宿舍和我的居住体验。 我的A level是由 CIE…

An international student in Edinburgh - Part 1

June 04, 2020

Preface In the midst of a global pandemic, and without realising it, 2020 has entered June. Initially, my graduation ceremony would have been held in 20 days. However, due to the coronavirus, it’s still up in the air. I started to think back on my…

我在英国爱丁堡大学留学的故事(一)

June 03, 2020

前言 不知不觉,在全球疫情笼罩之下,2020年已经进入六月。再过20多天,理论上应该是举行我毕业典礼的日子。但是很可惜,因为疫情的原因没法如期举行了,延期到具体什么时候还是改成网上毕业典礼暂时还是个问号。 本科生涯接近尾声,我不禁开始思考,四年海外留学我到底经历并收获了什么,又有哪些如果时光倒流我会特别想去做的事情。我将以“我在英国爱丁堡大学留学的故事”系列来回顾大学四年所发生的各种难忘的事情。 麦当劳留宿记 2016年9月…