Almost 1 year I already lived in here. Being part of Beijinger gave me a lot of happiness and sorrow. I still remember that time when first time I arrived at Beijing. I just saw fog and pollution everywhere. It was cold at that time. Freezing and lonely. I didn't have a friend at that time. First semester (Feb-Aug), I studied like a good student, I always came to class and did my homework well. Even though my batch only 14 people with 10 boys and 4 girls but I really love them. They really like my second family. I just need knocked their door whenever I need them. In a short word: AMAZING! This is the best semester that I ever had. I also met many interesting people in coincidence. I think "Summer by Calvin Harris" could describe my life very well at that time.

There are many favorite places while I lived in Beijing such as 西三环北路(my fav place ever to sleep and study，五道口(all the best Korean food and Korean stuff), 三里屯(my fav place to spend my weekend with bars, clubs, and nice restaurants, 东直门(because my annoying Beerdy), 南锣鼓巷(because Hutong is my fav place, they are many hidden gems in there).

Actually, I was really healthy person but I think I already gave too many excuses. I started to skip drink milk routine everyday and skip my breakfast with many vegetable and fruits. I also drink beer and alcohol which I don't like it at all. Beerdy taught me to drink beer :) The best thing in here is I could learn by myself about food experience and I can't wait to cook again back in my home. I can't play with cooking hobby in here because I hate the kitchen. I can't wait back to my country and meet my kitchen with all cute kitchen utensil!

YOLO! You Only Live Once! 

Being a foreigner in Beijing give me many opportunities and one of them is eat Beijing's street food. Back in my hometown, I rarely eat street food because dirty stereotype and too oily. Beijing has too many delicious street food. I should have a brave to try all of them since YOU ONLY LIVE ONCE!.

These are 4 most delicious Beijing's street snack :

1. Jidan Guanbing

Basically this food as same as pancake but salty pancake. The shape is round as same as pancake with egg already cook together inside the pancake. Whenever you ordered it, chef will asked you either you want add some sausage or lettuce inside. Jidan Guanbing has a special Beijing sauce. If you don't like spicy food, don't forget to tell them.

2. Jianbing

Jianbing as same as jidan guanbing but this food as same as crepes but more thick and smooth. This street food also salty food and has egg inside. Inside jianbing you will have sausage, special sauce, onion, and a crispy cracker. The ingredients of this street food as same as Jidan Guanbing but the one that makes this food special is fresh from the oven. Whenever you ordered it, they will make it in front of your eyes.

3. Leng mian (冷面）

Leng means cold, mian means noodle, so that's mean cold noodle. Because i'm kwetiauw lover, I couldn't say this noodle because the shape as same as kwetiauw. It straight, white, and thin. One portion of leng mian has noodle, tofu, nut, bean curd, vegetable with sour salty sauce. The taste like Chinese Vinegar and cold. This is my must eat street food when summer.

4. Rou Jia Mo (肉夹馍）

Burger with beef! Yes that's the meaning of Rou Jia Mo. This is a burger street food from China. Just a simple burger with well cooked beef Beijing sauce. 

Whenever you come to Beijing, you should try all these street food! 好吃！

Finally i have a time to take a picture of my university and of course my place. 

I was very naughty student. I found that my mentoring class really boring so I went secretly with my mentor and my Korean friend to explored our university. Even though I already lived in here for 6 months but I don't know anything :) 

My university located at Haidian area (海淀区）. I like my university because near with bus stop named 万寿寺 and next year will have subway station. Just walk a minute there are one small street full with delicious street snack and another cute shop. 

 Let's take a blur selfie :)

Today after class, suddenly me and my friend wanted a topokki. Topokki is a popular Korean snack food made from soft rice cake, fish cake, and sweet red chili sauce.

Maybe it's weird because I am Indonesian but my friend is Korean. So we decided to go to some new Korean restaurant near our place. 

I never go to this place before but my friend told me this restaurant has a good topokki. It was really not easy for me to go to there beside almost winter and cold wind. After "brave" walk, finally we arrived and as usually 我看不懂 （I didn't understand). Gladly they have Korean menu, so my friend was my food angel.

We ordered cheese topokki and "something that i don't know what its that". I hope this pictures could help me a lot to explain.

The name of the restaurant is Star Topokki

 

Like the other Korean plate and utensil 

 Cheese Topokki Noodle