The day has arrived. After traveling by two planes, one shuttle bus, one train, and one taxi (a total 22-hour journey); after wandering around the Jiangsu University campus (area of 2,030,000 square meters) aimlessly with my luggage in tow; after being denied living accommodations and then being deposited into a room with a roommate who didn't know she was about to have to endure a messy, inexperienced, immature Canadian; after attempting (but failing) to communicate with the locals who strictly speak solely Chinese, with my limited knowledge of how to say hello, goodbye, thank you, and count to 10; after struggling to pass my days without Google, Facebook, Instagram, Youtube...(the list goes on and on), using Baidu (the Chinese version of Google which lacks English translations), and eventually realizing that Yahoo works just fine; after comprehending
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