Down & Back Up, and Other Random Updates
Well, for those of you that fervently check for updates, the site was down for a little over 24 hours yesterday. As much as I'd love to say it was because of some vast governmental conspiracy to use the Great Firewall of China to keep me from disseminating information to you... it wasn't. Just a problem with the server (which is in the US). I wouldn't even mention it, but we got some emails and calls - so now you have the whole story.
A few other updates: I had an email awhile back from Cliff Champion asking if I could give any more information about the facility, such as where people will be living, what kind of stuff will be inside, etc. I'm posting my response here so you can see it too.
"Thanks for the email - hope your summer is going well. I'll maybe write a bit more about some of this stuff in the next blog - but some of the more specific details, I think we're going to keep under wraps until you guys get here. I don't know yet. Really, when you guys arrive, you'll be the first Pepperdine people other than us to see the 'finished' facility - so it's kind of a special deal.
What I can tell you - and which I'll mention publically on the blog, but you can hear first since you asked - is that there is a full kitchen that all the students can use, a large student lounge that will have a more-than-comfortable TV/entertainment system, a separate laundry room, several places that will have computer stations, rather than a single computer lab, and that students will be living in each of the three buildings - there are basically 3 living 'areas' between the buildings. There will even be furniture in the rooms (that's a joke, by the way). We'll also have wireless internet throughout the buildings, and a library-ish room that sort of doubles with a reception area and some of the computer stations. I can also say there will be some extensive changes to the 'garden' in the middle of the property. What I probably won't release until everyone arrives - or at least until much closer until you arrive - is the exact layout of the buildings and some of the specific renovation plans, or where guys/girls living areas will be exactly... we have to keep something a surprise!
Either way, I am very confident it's going to be great for our needs - there will, of course, be kinks to work out, and we'll be depending on all of you to tell us what does and doesn't work for future years, but overall, it should be great.
Hope that satisfies some of the curiosity. Get ready to eat lots of Chinese food!"
As an additional side note, we officially moved into our offices in the Jia two weeks ago. Renovations began shortly after that, and are moving along very quickly. On any given day we have about 40 guys smashing walls, and digging up garden plants, and generally making what looks like a set for 'Saving Private Ryan' in the driveway. Even though the Jia was in great shape already, the changes we're making will make a big difference (especially in your ability to take showers).
Hope all is well with your summers, whatever you may be doing - if you have any questions that come up, don't hesitate to get in touch with me via the contact page!
Well, for those of you that fervently check for updates, the site was down for a little over 24 hours yesterday. As much as I'd love to say it was because of some vast governmental conspiracy to use the Great Firewall of China to keep me from disseminating information to you... it wasn't. Just a problem with the server (which is in the US). I wouldn't even mention it, but we got some emails and calls - so now you have the whole story.
A few other updates: I had an email awhile back from Cliff Champion asking if I could give any more information about the facility, such as where people will be living, what kind of stuff will be inside, etc. I'm posting my response here so you can see it too.
As an additional side note, we officially moved into our offices in the Jia two weeks ago. Renovations began shortly after that, and are moving along very quickly. On any given day we have about 40 guys smashing walls, and digging up garden plants, and generally making what looks like a set for 'Saving Private Ryan' in the driveway. Even though the Jia was in great shape already, the changes we're making will make a big difference (especially in your ability to take showers).
Hope all is well with your summers, whatever you may be doing - if you have any questions that come up, don't hesitate to get in touch with me via the contact page!
A few other updates: I had an email awhile back from Cliff Champion asking if I could give any more information about the facility, such as where people will be living, what kind of stuff will be inside, etc. I'm posting my response here so you can see it too.
"Thanks for the email - hope your summer is going well. I'll maybe write a bit more about some of this stuff in the next blog - but some of the more specific details, I think we're going to keep under wraps until you guys get here. I don't know yet. Really, when you guys arrive, you'll be the first Pepperdine people other than us to see the 'finished' facility - so it's kind of a special deal.
What I can tell you - and which I'll mention publically on the blog, but you can hear first since you asked - is that there is a full kitchen that all the students can use, a large student lounge that will have a more-than-comfortable TV/entertainment system, a separate laundry room, several places that will have computer stations, rather than a single computer lab, and that students will be living in each of the three buildings - there are basically 3 living 'areas' between the buildings. There will even be furniture in the rooms (that's a joke, by the way). We'll also have wireless internet throughout the buildings, and a library-ish room that sort of doubles with a reception area and some of the computer stations. I can also say there will be some extensive changes to the 'garden' in the middle of the property. What I probably won't release until everyone arrives - or at least until much closer until you arrive - is the exact layout of the buildings and some of the specific renovation plans, or where guys/girls living areas will be exactly... we have to keep something a surprise!
Either way, I am very confident it's going to be great for our needs - there will, of course, be kinks to work out, and we'll be depending on all of you to tell us what does and doesn't work for future years, but overall, it should be great.
Hope that satisfies some of the curiosity. Get ready to eat lots of Chinese food!"
As an additional side note, we officially moved into our offices in the Jia two weeks ago. Renovations began shortly after that, and are moving along very quickly. On any given day we have about 40 guys smashing walls, and digging up garden plants, and generally making what looks like a set for 'Saving Private Ryan' in the driveway. Even though the Jia was in great shape already, the changes we're making will make a big difference (especially in your ability to take showers).
Hope all is well with your summers, whatever you may be doing - if you have any questions that come up, don't hesitate to get in touch with me via the contact page!
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