Dear Friends:

On behalf of all members of Union of Chinese Students and Scholars at North Dakota State University (NDSU), I welcome you to join us, to study and have fun together. You've made a big step to come to NDSU and Fargo. I believe you will be proud of the experience here in the future.

Fargo is the biggest city in North Dakota State , it is located on the crossing of North Dakota State and Minnesota State , the population is about 100,000. For the weather, Fargo receives an average of about 21 inches of rain and 48 inches of snow each year. The average high in January is -8 degrees; July's average high is 28 degrees, thus bring your warmest coat with you is a good choice.

There are around 300 Chinese people in Fargo . NDSU has the dominant Chinese population. Most of the students live in the University Village , which is an apartment complex near the campus. We often get together cooking, playing basketball, soccer, fishing, hiking and specially skiing in the winner. The atmosphere here is like a big, cozy family, we help each other out in all kinds of things. In the traditional Chinese festivals, fantastic parties are always organized for celebration. On the Spring Festival every year, more than 100 Chinese prepare the food together, making dumplings and cooking the different local style food. What gorgeous scenery!

My dear friends, we are looking forward to your coming! To get more information and help before coming, please logon to our website: http://www.acm.ndsu.nodak.edu/~unionchi . Also, we really appreciate the help from international students office.

Say goodbye to your mom and dad, start a new journey at NDSU.

Xianzhe Chen

President of

Union of Chinese Students and Scholars

North Dakota State University

Xianzhe.Chen@ndsu.edu

(001)-701-231-4234