As the poem says: “Although Zhou is an old state, its mission is renewal.”
It has been nearly a year since I came to Foshan University. During this year, my attitude toward the college has evolved from initial disappointment and despair to confusion and mediocrity, and now to hope. In a way, this reflects the changing and developing emotional process of a Foshan University student toward the institution.
Why the disappointment? At first, it was because I arrived at the North Campus, a place colloquially known as the “Beast College.” Taxi drivers didn’t know where it was, and when I asked for directions, people were clueless. After several frustrating detours, relying on vague memories of a map, I finally arrived at this place, only to find it in a state of disrepair, worse than the countryside. Students affectionately call it “Foshan University High School” because, in terms of campus environment, it barely matches the level of a local high school. Naturally, I felt disappointed and let down, as it was a far cry from the university paradise I had imagined in my mind during high school.
