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Hey everyone, I’m Lauren!

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Today I’m going to be showing you

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the NYU Shanghai residence halls.

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In our gated community

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there are three towers, Tower 2, 3 and 4.

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Come on over and I’ll show you around.

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So, every tower has a 24/7 security guard

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that will always be here to help you.

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Hi, Carl!

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In order to get into the dorms,

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you’ll have to use your NYU Shanghai ID card.

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Only students that are assigned

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to this particular residence hall

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will be able to gain access into the building.

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If you don’t have an ID card and you’re a guest,

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you can sign in here on the guestlist.

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Let’s go look at a room.

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So, on every floor,

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there are about 20 to 25 residents living there.

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There are about two rooms to every one bathroom.

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There’s also a kitchen on every floor,

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and a washer and dryer on every other floor.

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Right now, we’re going to check in

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with my really good friend, Kyle.

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He’s going to show us

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the standard double at the Jinqiao Residence Hall.

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So this is where I sleep,

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and this is where my roommate sleeps.

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We have a bunk bed together.

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Over here you can see we have my coffee table,

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so if I’m just interested in ‘chillaxing’

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on the floor or reading a book,

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or just sitting on my laptop and eating dinner,

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I use this coffee table as a pretty soft space to sit on.

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Over here is my windowsill,

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so you can see I have some plants and some books

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but a lot of times I’ll also just sit on my windowsill

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and work on homework or read my book

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or use my laptop because it’s a great place to sit

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and we have a good view of

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this background neighborhood area.

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Other than that, you can see over here,

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I have my extra storage space for some food,

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and for some moisturizer

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and stuff I need in case I have to use it.

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And over here is my desk and my roommate’s desk,

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so you can see I have my laptop and my camera,

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and my phone.

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So if I have to use this outside of Library time,

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I’ll just go to the Library and then I’ll come back

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and finish my work here before going to bed.

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And then over here is my air purifier and my trash can.

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So my air purifier keeps the room air quality clean.

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So over here is my wardrobe

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and where I store my toiletries on top.

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You can see in here that I have

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all of my clothes except for my winter clothes,

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which I store underneath my bed.

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And then over here you have my roommate’s wardrobe

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and also these Carrefour bags on top

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where I store extra things.

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Carrefour is a great place nearby where you can get

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like a bunch of extra toiletries

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and a bunch of things you need for living in Shanghai.

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And lastly over here,

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we have basically my laundry bag

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and over here are my coats

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that I use in case it’s raining or cold,

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so we have a nice rack.

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And other than that

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I wish you have a good time in Shanghai.

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This room is pretty comfy and I enjoy it a lot.

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So now let’s take a peek

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into one of the common rooms at Jinqiao.

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Common rooms are a great place to hang out with friends,

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grab something to eat,

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or do some homework after a long day at school.

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A lot of times a lot of students will come here

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because it’s a great place

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to learn about people from different backgrounds.

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As you know,

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NYU Shanghai has a 50 /50

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Chinese-international student base,

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so there are a lot of different cultures you can learn about.

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Your RA, or Resident Assistant,

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will also often hold some events here.

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So you can learn about fun things like candle making,

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wax tablet making, or vegan brownies.

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Every floor has its own kitchen.

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A lot of students choose to buy groceries at the mall

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across the street and cook their own food.

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Every kitchen has a nice, big fridge

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--there’s not a lot in it right now,

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but there’s a lot of space

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--and some basic other appliances.

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So come on in, follow me.

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There’s a stovetop,

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and the stove actually has a built-in safety measure.

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If you’re not standing right here,

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it automatically turns off,

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so it cuts down on fire possibilities.

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There’s also a sink, a water purifier,

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a rice cooker, a microwave.

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These are all really great things

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because you can cook a lot of different meals

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like pasta, omelettes, stir-fry.

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You have a lot of room to explore your culinary creativity.

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There’s also provided by the school

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some basic other kitchen supplies

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like pots, pans, bowls, and spoons.

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You can use those,

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or a lot of students also choose to buy their own.

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Every other kitchen also has a washer and dryer set.

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When you come to the school,

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you get a laundry bag and a laundry card.

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And you can put your laundry in the bag and bring it here

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and load some money on the card

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and then it pays for your washing and drying.

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You have to buy your own detergent, though.

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As you can see here, every floor has plenty of sinks.

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They go all the way down the hall as well.

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The toilet is right here,

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and then back here is the shower.

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Now there are plenty of showers

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on every floor and sinks,

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you never have to wait for anything.

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The showers are bright, clean and very spacious.

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So now we’re in the Resource Center

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at the bottom of Tower 2.

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Come on and I’ll show you around.

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So right here is the Laundry Card Refill Station.

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So the laundry card that I mentioned earlier,

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when you run out of money on it,

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you can come here and they’ll help you refill it.

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Over here is the Resource Center itself.

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If you buy any packages, you can pick them up here.

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Also, if you lock yourself out of your room,

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the RAs here will help you get back in.

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Hey Lauren! I’m an RA here, Denzel.

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If you ever lock yourself out of your room,

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come over and we’ll help you out.

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Hey Lauren. Hi guys, I’m Ding,

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I’m a Summer Assistant here.

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If you need to check out your package,

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please come here.

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Thanks, guys!

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So now we’re in the Mac Lab.

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We have a lot of computers here

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that you can use at any time.

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If you’re ever in your room

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and you want to come down

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to check something really quick,

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you can use these computers here.

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There’s also a printer here you can use 24-7.