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I was born in Xi'an, and grew up in Guangzhou, China. I completed my undergraduate program at the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point, with a major in Communication and a minor in Spanish.

Prior to coming to Penn, I was working as an International Student Advisor and Marketing Representative at Wisconsin ESL Institute where I found my passion for international education. I am most interested in two specializations of the Higher Ed. field: International Admissions and International Student Services.


Sunday, September 30, 2012

Experience the Unexpected (III)

Penn's level of thoughtfulness for students totally exceeds my expectation! Two of the awesome services that I have been enjoying as a student here are the free Penn Shuttle service and Walking Escort service. Since I just got home from the library at 12:30a.m. by using the walking escort service, I have to quickly blog about how grateful I am to those staff for their hard work and to the university for the cares here.

        This service is free to all Penn students and available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year! I am fortunate to live within the range of this service, so I've totally got to enjoy it. Students can call ahead of time to have a walking escort meet them, but we can also just go up to any one and request for the escort service. 

        After finishing studying at the Van Pelt Library tonight, I went up to a walking escort to request the service, and was accompanied for two blocks. Then two other walking escorts took over and walked me right to my door. Of the three escorts tonight, two had actually lived in Madison, WI! What are the chances! 

Photo taken from Penn's Website
http://www.publicsafety.upenn.edu/security-services/walking-escort/


        Penn Shuttles provide "to door" transportation to students. There are three routes available: East, West and Xtra. I live on the X shuttle route, which requires me to call ahead to request the service in order to be dropped off right in front of my door. It is like a free taxi service with guaranteed safety. Since the service runs every day of the week between 6:00p.m. and 3:00a.m., I have been enjoying it a lot. 

        Thanks to all the staff who are working late nights to keep us students safe! I feel very blessed.

The Penn Shuttle that took me home one night...









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