2021

July-August

• Learned Calculus of a Single Variable, C Programming Language, a little bit of Data Structures, practiced TOEFL reading
• 8.27 Went to USTC

September

• Military Training for 2 weeks
• Selected courses for the autumn semester
• Main Courses: Mathematical Analysis B1, C Programming Language,
  Mechanics, Analytic Geometry
• Other Courses: P.E., English (Communication), Politics, College
  major introduction
• Adapt to the new environment

October

• 10.1 Return home
• 10.3 Organized a trip along the Huangpu River (West Bund) with my
  high school classmates
• 10.7 Return to school
• Went to USTC hi-tech campus
• Went to Dashu Mountain (and fell when I went down the mountain,
  though it was mild)
• Study, study, study

November

• Mid-term Exam
• I wrote the game '2048', and 'Generals.io' in C Program myself
• Went to Dashu Mountain
• Went to Swan Lake
• Went to Huancheng Park

December

• Mid-term Exam (Analytic Geometry)
• Went to Dashu Mountain
• Went to Swan Lake
• Went to Huancheng Park
• 12.30 Participated in the English song party

2022

January

• Final Exam
• 1.16 Return home
• Played for a few days

February

• Attended New Oriental TOEFL class
• Watched Youtube (The FBI Files, Veritasium, Ted Talks), and Netflix,
  read fiction, fantasy
• 2.19 Return to school
• TOEFL (109) & GRE test (Verbal 157)
• Since I did not get a good grade in the GRE quantitative, and the
  TOEFL test score is only valid for 2 years, I will probably retake
  them.

March-April

• Watched Professor Walter Lewin's Electrics and Magnetics on
  Youtube. Found the course very interesting.
• Went to Huangcheng Park
• Went to Emerald Lake
• Due to Covid Restrictions, were not allowed to leave campus in
  April.

May

• Mid-term
• Watched A Game of Thrones Season 1-6
• Went to Huancheng Park
• Went to Emerald Lake
• Went to Dashu Mountain

June

• Went to Huancheng Park
• Went to Chaohu National Forest Park
• Went to Wanghu Park (about 3 km east of the campus)
• Study

July

• Final
• 7.3 Return home

Map of the attractions in Hefei (around USTC)

Hefei may not be the best place for sightseeing, but there are still plenty of places to go when you are tired of studying or cramming for tests. Math and Physics are not a piece of cake for me, so I would walk around during the weekends to relax.