These are a few photos from our part of town, the Fudan dorms and the Tonghe Student Village. This is where we began every day and ended every night, and after 3 and a half months it felt like home! Hopefully this gives you all a sense of where we lived the past few months, and helps you imagine our experiences a bit better.
![Tonghe exit The view when leaving the IES offices in Tonghe.](http://blogs.iesabroad.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/duncan.shanghai.tonghe-150x150.jpg)
![Tohee The Tonghe International Students Village, where the IES offices are located.](http://blogs.iesabroad.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/duncan.shanghai.tohee-sign-150x150.jpg)
![SIT cafe The SIT Cafe in the Tonghe Village, where we did most of our studying and found the best cappuccinos.](http://blogs.iesabroad.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/duncan.shanghai.SIT-cafe-150x150.jpg)
![Wudong road Wudong road, the center of our Shanghai collegiate lives.](http://blogs.iesabroad.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/duncan.shanghai.wudong-road-150x150.jpg)
![Street food Street vendors are out on Wudong road at 5 pm every day for the hungry students.](http://blogs.iesabroad.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/duncan.shanghai.street-food-150x150.jpg)
![Across from the gate This is a view of our dorm on the far right, taken across Wudong road from the Fudan campus gate.](http://blogs.iesabroad.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/duncan.shanghai.across-from-wudong-gate-150x150.jpg)
![Bikes and guard hut This is the first thing we see when we leave our dorms in the morning: bikes and the little guard hut.](http://blogs.iesabroad.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/duncan.shanghai.bikes-and-guard-hut-150x150.jpg)
![Dorm lobby The Fudan international students dorm lobby, with the supermarket back in the left corner.](http://blogs.iesabroad.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/duncan.shanghai.dorm-lobby-150x150.jpg)
![wudong/wuchuan intersection The intersection of Wudong and Wuchuan road, where we would buy baozi most mornings and afternoons.](http://blogs.iesabroad.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/duncan.shanghai.intersection-150x150.jpg)
![Last night One of the last photos I took of the Shanghai skyline from my room.](http://blogs.iesabroad.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/duncan.shanghai.last-night-150x150.jpg)
![last night 2 A second photo of our last night with this view.](http://blogs.iesabroad.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/duncan.shanghai.last-night-2-150x150.jpg)
![Fina Shot Shanghai skyline from Fudan University](http://blogs.iesabroad.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/duncan.shanghai.final-shot-150x150.jpg)
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Sarah Duncan
<p><span style="color: rgb(29, 29, 29); font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; background-color: rgb(237, 237, 237);">My name is Sarah Duncan and I am a junior at Davidson College pursuing a degree in Political Science with a minor in Chinese Studies. I am a member of the Women's Lacrosse Team, and I also enjoy running, hiking, and skiing. I am originally from Houston, Texas, but I have been lucky enough to travel frequently with my family and experience a variety of cultures. I am very excited to settle down in a new place for a while, and I look forward to sharing my experiences with y'all!</span></p>