Hefei:-Sunflower-ParkHefei:-Sunflower-Park
May 13, 2026
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Hefei: Sunflower Park

Sunflower park (花世界) is a European-style park located on Jinzhai Rd (so it's the same road as USTC east campus, just 20 km south) and next to Anhui Medical University. It

Mar 29, 2026
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Reviewing LLMs

I haven't written tech posts for around a whole year. I had a messy divorce with tech. But now I got Master's offers, and I am graduating, hopefully things will get better. We are going

Mar 13, 2026
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Applying to Grad School in the US

I am thinking about applying for masters in CS in the US. It's already February. I thought about applying before but my mind was dominated by stress and the anxiety of failing classes. I applied

Writing Practice (but in Russian) We are writing essays of 300-400 words on typical topics from old TOEFL independent writing. Then we correct the grammar. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? It

Jan 02, 2026
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Spanish Culture and Media

Combine these to search on TikTok (it works for other languages as well) Spanish names use [First Name] + [Father's First Last Name] + [Mother's First Last Name] (E.g. Maria Rodriguez Gomez, Luis Lopez Garcia).

Jan 01, 2026
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Random Writings in 2026 Part One

(Алла Пугачёва - Позови меня с собой) There was an activity in the west campus library, where we paired with International students for some fun activities and challenges. So most International students are from the

7.6(evening)-7.20(evening), 7.6 in airport, 7.20 evening in airport, 14 days Total Spent: ~15000 RMB Flight (WeChat): ~6350 RMB 2. Transport/Trains: ~11000 RUB 3. Hotels: (Mastercard) ~33000 RUB 4. Utilities/Bank/Sim: ~8000 RUB 5. Residual/Food/Activities: ~41500 RUB

Visiting-BobruiskVisiting-Bobruisk
Aug 17, 2025
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Visiting Bobruisk

We are going to Бобруйск. 140 km, 1 час 40 минут. 2 kids sitting opposite of me whispered, "Nihao." The young girl unexpectedly gave me some chocolate. I am so grateful for the kindness! I