"帐篷哥"求学记:夜宿清华 旁听北大

Starting the day by auditing classes at Peking University (PKU) while ending it sleeping in a tent pitched at Tsinghua University (THU), Zhao Ming (pseudonym), a student from Dongying, Shandong Province, became well known as "Brother Tent" among his more orthodox peers.
白天去北大旁听，晚上回清华搭帐篷过夜，来自山东东营的大学生赵铭（化名）成了周围同学所熟知的“帐篷哥”。

Zhao, 21, a former computer science and technology major at a Shandong-based university who left it after the first semester due to boredom, came to Beijing to audit classes at PKU in January last year.
21岁的赵铭此前就读于山东某高校的计算机科技专业。由于觉得所学专业无聊乏味，第一学期结束后，赵铭就主动退学。去年1月份他来到北京，开始其北大旁听的生活。

No regrets
无怨无悔

Zhao said that he doesn`t regret his decision because he has learned a lot since coming to Beijing. Classes he has attended include computer science, journalism and microeconomics.He said he has also proven that he survives rough times and has broadened his horizons.
赵铭曾表示他并没有后悔自己当初的决定，因为在北京，他学到很多东西。他旁听的课程包括计算机科学、新闻学以及微观经济学。赵铭表示在求学的同时，他也证明了自己能够渡过难关，眼界也随之变得开阔了。

 
Hardships and setbacks
艰难困苦

In order to earn his living in a strange city, Zhao first worked in a supermarket at PKU selling fruits and spent his spare time attending classes.
为了在这个陌生的城市赚足生活费，赵铭起初在北大校内的一家超市打工卖水果，空闲时间就去旁听。

Last summer holiday, he became a security guard at THU and got to know many fellow guards, which proved convenient for him when he began sleeping in the tent afterward at the university. After earning some money to support himself, Zhao quit the job and began his "full-time" auditing experience last November.
去年暑假，赵铭换了一份在清华大学当保安的工作，结识了很多保安朋友，这为他后来变身“帐篷哥”，夜宿清华提供了诸多方便。赵铭攒够了钱，就辞去工作，从去年11月开始“全职”旁听。