This is me in Hokkaido, Japan. Hello World!

This is me in Hokkaido, Japan. Hello World!

My name, Yuqing (雨晴), is pronounced y-oo-ching. It means the sky clears up after rain.

You’ve come to my place to write down the things I learn, fun projects I work on, events of my life and random thoughts. The title of my website, Stars and Sea (星辰大海), is quoted from Yuandong Tian, an accomplished research scientist in deep learning. In this summary of his PhD life , he said:

要习惯于两线作战，要有“进可攻”的长期课题，也要有“退可守”的短期课题，这样既减少对短期绩效评估的担心，又怀抱有长远的希望。然而要做到这一点，是需要大量的技术和细节支撑，一点一点地从严苛的现实世界中，从每天24小时里面，取回自己想要的东西。在理完纷乱的俗务之后，还能心向茫茫的星辰大海。

A rough translation is that it is critical to keep in mind both the short-term and long-term goals, and do not lose yourself in the trivial, day-to-day grind, but forget the “stars and sea”, or your ultimate pursuit.

So more about me… Thanks to my amazing advisors, I attend my graduate program in Boston remotely, while living in Berkeley California, where my husband, Ronghang, lives and works. We knew each other from high school, over 10 years ago.

Ronghang and I, shot at Scituate Lighthouse in Boston suburb

Ronghang and I, shot at Scituate Lighthouse in Boston suburb

I spend most of my time on research and study. But whenever possible, I would gather and chat with my friends, or have a nice beer while watching a good movie. My lifelong favourite movie is Cracks. I’m a fun of J-pops, like After Rain and Akane Sasu by Aimer; and popular Chinese ballads, some examples include An He Qiao by Dongye Song (安和桥-宋冬野) and Wu Wen by Mao Buyi (无问-毛不易). I also love to keep a healthy lifestyle (except for the beer-drinking, of course). I get up around 7am regularly, keep track of everything I eat, and walk to anywhere within walking distance as long as the weather allows.

If I were to summarize my view of the world in one sentence, it would be that our abilities, hard-work and sense of duties determine the lower bound of our achievements, while passion and enthusiasm determine the upper. I value genuine enthusiasm in people. I don’t have a specific role model, but I tend to look up to curious, highly energetic people, who would give all they have to achieve something they truly enjoy. I hope to live my life as one of them.