Life at BNU

[AlexBrit]

Hi everyone, thanks for great info everywhere

Could anyone provide useful info about life at and around BNU? I have a Scholarship to study there from 7th July to August. I have details of a room in 第二公寓。 If anyone can tell me anything about the arrangment at this place, it would be greatly appreciated. My wife is also travelling with me, and we wonder whether the arrangment of the rooms is suitable for two people? I was told I couldn't change rooms now due to Olympic busyness etc. Another contact told me that all rooms in this building are two bed?

Any info greatly appreciated.

Thanks. Alex.

[adrianlondon]

Does your wife have a place in di-er reserved as well? If so, then there'll probably be two single beds in one room. If not, then there's still likely to be two single beds in one room, and another foreign student will be living with you ;)

[huaqiao06]

you should get an enclosed 2-bedroom apartment with a common bathroom and sitting area. No.2 is across the road from the university's east gate.

[gato]

Check out these two threads about the neighborhood around BNU:

http://www.chinese-forums.com/index.php?/topic/5-how-many-characters-do-you-know310

Beijing Normal University - where to live?

http://www.chinese-forums.com/index.php?/topic/11692-describe-your-neighbourhood-in-beijing

Describe your neighbourhood in Beijing.

And maps of the surrounding area:

http://ditu.google.com/

北京师范大学

http://maps.baidu.com/#word=%B1%B1%BE%A9%CA%D0+%B1%B1%BE%A9%CA%A6%B7%B6%B4%F3%D1%A7&ct=10&

北京师范大学

[AlexBrit]

Thank you to all for your replies - useful