Sally's Film History Blog

Hello everyone! I'm Xiyue Zhang, you can call me Sally. I'm freshman and major in Film Studies. I also want to minor in music and Japanese. This is my first film class. I'm really excited!

I'm in China now. Just finishing the 14 days quarantine in the hotel. But I also need to quarantine in my home by myself. Because in the airplane when I came back to my hometown, two people were diagnosed COVID-19 and they sit on my right. It was really scared, but untill now, I feel really good!

The reason why I take this class is that I am film major and I need to take film history class. To be honest, my history is bad before. But I think film history is good for my knowledge reserve. And I will try mt best to study film history! Also, film is interesting and I like to study it.

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  1. astra medeiros2020年4月9日 12:57

    I'm also a freshman who's very interested in film studies. Sounds like a anxious plain ride, hope you are staying healthy. :)

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  2. Jamie Dong2020年4月10日 00:48

    Ayeeee YES Sally YES! I like the way you said “the reason why I take this class is because I am FILM MAJOR”!!! Love that attitude that you are so certain film is your thing before even taking a film class. That happen to me too, I went to register center at Brawk Hall to declare my film major before taking any film class and I end of loving it so far. I hope you will still like it after you learn more about film too! Amy and Anne always scare people that you might run away after film intro class but I have my faith in you. Stay safe!

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    1. Xiyue Zhang2020年4月11日 06:25

      I will! And if I have question, maybe I will ask you~ Hahaha~

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