Far From Cayuga's Waters

On Thursday night, Muir and I had dinner with Chris Tang, a Cornell Alum whom Muir had met through the Cornell Club in Beijing. Chris graduated the same year as Muir (in 2007) from the School of Hotel Management and was currently finishing the year-long IUP Program and working for a micro-finance company on the side. Since he's also in IUP, he was living in Wu Dao Kou, and he took us to a Korean BBQ restaurant that Muir and I hadn't been to before. For those who have not had Korean BBQ, it's one of those restaurants that bring out a flattop grill and you order raw pieces of meat which the restaurant staff cook for you at the table. The meal comes with lots of little sides and relishes. This restaurant was one of the best Korean BBQ places I've ever been to and was sort of priced accordingly. Chris successfully recruited me to conduct informational interviews with Beijing applicants who wanted to find out what Cornell was like from an alum's perspective. The club isn't super active, with only two events from now until the end of the year. At any rate, it was still nice to connect with a fellow Cornellian.