{"id":5141,"date":"2018-05-18T01:24:36","date_gmt":"2018-05-18T01:24:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ecm.eng.auburn.edu\/wp\/emag\/?p=5141"},"modified":"2018-05-21T19:20:48","modified_gmt":"2018-05-21T19:20:48","slug":"zhiyuan-chen-hangzhou-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecm.eng.auburn.edu\/wp\/emag\/?p=5141","title":{"rendered":"Zhiyuan Chen: Hangzhou, China"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ecm.eng.auburn.edu\/wp\/emag\/files\/2018\/05\/Chen-graphic2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5234\" src=\"http:\/\/ecm.eng.auburn.edu\/wp\/emag\/files\/2018\/05\/Chen-graphic2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"827\" height=\"512\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Enchanting reverbs from a guzheng instrument, and the rustling waves of Hangzhou, China, orchestrate memories for Zhiyuan Chen, but Southern tranquility is attuning her to peace and quiet at Auburn.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI like the quiet environment because I can focus more on myself and what I want to do,\u201d Chen said.<\/p>\n<p>A freshman majoring in electrical engineering, Chen was inspired to pursue a technological career when friends complimented her ability to solve computing problems.<\/p>\n<p>Teachers in China recommended she enrich her talents at a renowned engineering university and suggested Auburn.\u00a0In August 2017, Chen flew 16 hours across the world to begin her journey on the Plains.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverything was so new, and I felt extremely nervous,\u201d Chen said. \u201cBut simple things like strangers smiling and holding the door open helped reduce my stress.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Auburn University\u2019s Chinese student enrollment of 1,035, the highest of any foreign country, has also eased stress and is making adjustment a communal one, but the engineering professors, she said, have been instrumental in enhancing her first semester.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn Auburn, the engineering professors solve problems in a calm way, and I absolutely love that,\u201d Chen said.<\/p>\n<p>Teal lake waters traverse Hangzhou, but in Auburn, a blanket of blue now hovers her sky.<\/p>\n<p>The sunlight beams her path as she walks to class. She sits down and takes out her notebook because now, she said, it\u2019s the professors turn to enlighten her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know I\u2019ll have beautiful opportunities here for me to learn and grow as an engineer here,\u201d Chen said as she looked around the university she now adores as a second home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Enchanting reverbs from a guzheng instrument, and the rustling waves of Hangzhou, China, orchestrate memories for Zhiyuan Chen, but Southern tranquility is attuning her to peace and quiet at Auburn. \u201cI like the quiet environment because I can focus more on myself and what I want to do,\u201d Chen said. 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