Reminder For Things to Be Reported Before Friday

[Jing Guo]

Dear Team,

    Just a quick reminder for the things you need to report to the team BEFORE FRIDAY.

    I'm looking forward to hear the exciting updates from everybody.

    WARNING: I got plenty of time on Friday on our way to Boston, so please don't let me make infinite calls to you.

Best,

Jing  

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Regards,

Jing Guo
Department of Communication
Cornell University
209 Kennedy Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853

[Audrey Keranen]

Hey Jing,

Have we managed to get our car situation sorted out?  I had been emailing with Yalin on Tuesday to try to figure out how to get a car and we were turned down by Cornell fleet service.  Are we going with another car company now?

I am asking because I am getting worried that I might not be able to go this weekend.  My honors thesis proposal is due Monday and I wanted to have it critiqued by some friends and professors, who I will probably only have time to meet with over the weekend.  I would feel bad backing out now, but I am getting worried that if I go to Boston, then I will have no time to work on my proposal.

I appreciate that you have sent us so many helpful reminders over the past few days.  I have been in communication with Qilu so hopefully we can get you all the information about Asia Night by Friday.

Thank you,
Audrey

[Jing Guo]

Hi Audrey,

     I understand how occupied you're at this point of time, however, it's too late to tell Michigan chapter that some of us can't make it since they already paid the registration fee for each of us and expected five of us come.

     Did you just receive the deadline of your proposal? If so, I'm willing to write an email to your professor for extension request. Let me know if you need me to email him/her.

Best,

Jing

[Audrey Keranen]

Hi Jing,

 

I have realized that this is just a very inconvenient weekend for me to go.  Because I don't have any time on weekdays (I have two part-time jobs during the week), I need to get things done this weekend.  I have the opportunity to meet with some professors emeriti this weekend and I don't want to turn them down especially because they don't make their time available to students usually.  I've been invited for dinner at Walter LaFeber's house, for example, and I really don't want to turn that down.  The last thing is that I am scheduled to work on Friday afternoons and evenings, and if I take time off this Friday, I have to make up the hours beforehand.  I have not been able to make up all the hours beforehand because I am already busy from 8-5 every weekday. 

 

I feel very bad letting down the group and backing out on such late notice.  I will pay the Michigan chapter back for my registration fee so they don't have to incur any costs.  I would even be happy to help pay for my portion of the car rental fee if you think that is necessary.  I just really cannot go anymore this weekend.  I also had some reservations about the trip because it seems that all the details are only just beginning to come together and I don't think the planning process has been very transparent.  If I had had more advance notice about what to expect, I could have planned better.  I am very sorry.

 

I would be happy to do anything that I can to help the team here in Ithaca this weekend.  For example, I can begin putting together activities and a display board for Sage Asia Night, or anything else that you need completed.

 

Audrey