Ok, so things have turned up quite a bit. After getting some sleep, I was doing much better, and I've really been enjoying myself these last few days.
On Monday, I had many first encounters...I got aquainted with buffet breakfasts and went to our opening ceremony and took two pretests and got placed in my Chinese class and got my first homework assignment and explored campus and exchanged money and went to "Trust Mart" (Chinese Walmart)! I got to practice my Chinese a bit throughout the day, especially at Trust Mart when I had to help Bonita talk her way out of a sticky situation and got yelled at a few times by store employees. It's all been really exciting so far.
This morning, I started my day off at the buffet (as I will everyday) and then went to my first Chinese class. It was really fast-paced and intense, but I managed to keep up (with the exception of a really stupid moment where I seemed to completely lose my ability to communicate in Chinese).
In about 15 minutes, we'll be taking a bus to a Chinese high school! This will be our first field trip and the first time we've left campus so far (with the exception of running to Trust Mart just outside the gates of campus in the pouring rain).
That's all I have time to say for now, I uploaded some pictures on Facebook earlier, so check them out if you want to.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2012360&l=fbfdb&id=1156650757
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2012361&l=1e14d&id=1156650757
1 comment:
olivia! =D im glad things are getting better in china. =] you're gonna have so much fun. keep on updating entries because i'll be reading them all. =D lets hope they take you to the knock off market sometime during the 6 week trip. its so much fun to bargain. just stop lizz from buying more of those bags (im sure you see all the ones she has already bought) i miss you!
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