I can't believe it's been two months since I left home.
I had no idea I'd be the person people would call if they got lost.
I didn't think I'd get to hike Huangshan or see oracle bones.
I didn't think I'd be able to understand bits and pieces of a Chinese conversation, let alone have one with a taxi driver.
And now everyone is calling me Chinese...I have assimilated. And I don't mind! The eggplant's still delicious.
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Friday, July 22, 2011
Why International Dorms Rock
I really like being in an international dorm and taking classes with other international students. Not only is it interesting to hear Chinese being spoken in Spanish, Portuguese, British, Indian and Russian accents, but to be able to meet people from different places is pretty cool. I’ve meet Chris from Poland, who is the best when he’s “slightly tipsy…tipsy is a funny word…”, and Sol from Spain who is the funniest most adorable little girl I have ever met. She’s older than me though, but still, she’s adorable.
So basically, having a great time at Zheda YuQuan campus. Not to mention they have 4.5 Y eggplant. FOUR POINT FIVE YUAN.
So basically, having a great time at Zheda YuQuan campus. Not to mention they have 4.5 Y eggplant. FOUR POINT FIVE YUAN.
Friday, July 8, 2011
New Adventures
So I have a bunch of characters waiting to be written but I just need to brain dump because I haven’t done that in a WHILE. Partly because Blogspot is blocked at the university, as is Facebook and all those other fun sites. It sucks.
I’m no longer staying at Ling Yin Si (Ling Yin Temple) and have moved to Zheda YuQuan Campus, a.k.a Zhejiang University’s YuQuan campus’ international dorm, and boy, things are hectic.
We got a new batch of students in for July, about 11, all girls. They’re really cool and it’s been fun showing them around. I’ve been delegated to navigator/direction person because I apparently have a good sense of direction? We’ve been going different places for dinner every night. I helped us get to night market and an Indian restaurant.
I don’t know where to start with night market. It was crazy. Getting there was half the fun (or pain). I figured out a new bus, the 900, but after I was on the bus I realized that the lack of a “K” in front of the number means it’s not air conditioned. Not to mention, most of our group of 9 had to stand because the bus was packed. Sweat was dripping all over the place. I was literally drenched, as were most of us. It was gross.
After ten stops most of us finally had seats and I could feel the grumpiness. One thing I forget is that I don’t really mind long bus rides, but other people sometimes have problems with them. The thing with big groups is that you have to find some sort of balance between everyone.
We sidled down a side street that got us to night market on Hefang Chie. Everything was the same; Chinese people trying to take pictures of us, lots of little booths with overpriced touristy goods, and fried goods. Chopsticks shops, umbrella shops, and three Indian shops (we had to go to all of them).
Next, we figured out that our “snack street” was actually a snack ALLEY and the REAL snack street was way back down the other way! We saw various things on sticks, including:
• Tarantulas
• Starfish
• Eels
• Grubs
• Sea horses
• Squids/octopi
• Crabs
Basically, it was cray cray up in thur. Two phones were lost and then found. Fried dough was eaten, and dumplings. I thought I ordered boba but received sprite. And we all got home safely.
note: it is now the next morning and boy do i regret not going to sleep earlier. argh!
I’m no longer staying at Ling Yin Si (Ling Yin Temple) and have moved to Zheda YuQuan Campus, a.k.a Zhejiang University’s YuQuan campus’ international dorm, and boy, things are hectic.
We got a new batch of students in for July, about 11, all girls. They’re really cool and it’s been fun showing them around. I’ve been delegated to navigator/direction person because I apparently have a good sense of direction? We’ve been going different places for dinner every night. I helped us get to night market and an Indian restaurant.
I don’t know where to start with night market. It was crazy. Getting there was half the fun (or pain). I figured out a new bus, the 900, but after I was on the bus I realized that the lack of a “K” in front of the number means it’s not air conditioned. Not to mention, most of our group of 9 had to stand because the bus was packed. Sweat was dripping all over the place. I was literally drenched, as were most of us. It was gross.
After ten stops most of us finally had seats and I could feel the grumpiness. One thing I forget is that I don’t really mind long bus rides, but other people sometimes have problems with them. The thing with big groups is that you have to find some sort of balance between everyone.
We sidled down a side street that got us to night market on Hefang Chie. Everything was the same; Chinese people trying to take pictures of us, lots of little booths with overpriced touristy goods, and fried goods. Chopsticks shops, umbrella shops, and three Indian shops (we had to go to all of them).
Next, we figured out that our “snack street” was actually a snack ALLEY and the REAL snack street was way back down the other way! We saw various things on sticks, including:
• Tarantulas
• Starfish
• Eels
• Grubs
• Sea horses
• Squids/octopi
• Crabs
Basically, it was cray cray up in thur. Two phones were lost and then found. Fried dough was eaten, and dumplings. I thought I ordered boba but received sprite. And we all got home safely.
note: it is now the next morning and boy do i regret not going to sleep earlier. argh!
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