Zhao Shiyuan from China -2014 admission

Being a freshman this year, I am really curious about what Kyoto University and Kyoto are like. And I am here now to start my adventure. I have to say I was always dreaming of being a member of Kyoto University since I was a second grade student in high school. And now, I am honored to be in this campus. Not until the moment I sat in Miyako Messe where the entrance ceremony was held, I could believe my dream became true.

The thing impressed me most up to now is the library in Kyoto University. I can find almost whatever I want to read in the library. At the same time, I really enjoy the peacefulness there. Even when I have no class in the first period, I would like to come early to the library and do some self-study to enjoy the time.

Being in the international course, I can meet people from different countries. Wherever we are from, I feel we are like a big family. Professors, staffs and students, all of us had lots of fun in the welcome party and Hanami. Unlike other courses, we can almost recognize everyone in this course that make us more likely a family. Besides, in the class, whenever there is a problem we do not understand, professors are always so kind to explain it until we understand.

I have been here in Kyoto for only three weeks, but I believe my adventure here in Kyoto will be fabulous in the next four years. I am really looking forward to it.