"Wow, you could see the lake from here!" That was the very first thing I said as soon as I got into our apartment on Science Island. A cozy, comfortable house with nice light from both sides. Coupled with that perfect view of the lake and the vegetation around it, really made my first impression of how my life would be on this island.
I have arrived in China in September of 2021 under the sponsorship of CAS President’s International Fellowship Initiative. I have been in China for three years. Other than my research goals, I had some personal reasons to come to China. Being born and raised in South Korea, all my thoughts and lifestyle were strongly affected by the Korean culture from 1970s to 1990s. As a Korean, I was somewhat exposed to Chinese culture due to the historical cultural exchanges between mainland China and ancient Korea. It will be similar to that American culture shares many similarities with European one. One good example is that I have read “Romance of the Three Kingdoms(三國演義)” in my 20s because it is also loved by many Koreans.
