hey.. so, many things have happened in the last few weeks.
today, i met up with some students at the west campus gate. i wore my new sandals, which got me bleeding at the end of the day, along with a tank. i was weary about the "dress code" in this city. how skimpy can i wear it? haha.. well. a wide strap tank was good with jeans rolled up. it was pretty good. their whole dorm came. that's 8 girls. we got onto #3 bus, the first time for me on the route. we went to bai li yuan park. it was the 2nd time i went there, this time i knew the name. but! things were different. the garden was totally made up. the bridge was the same. the concrete mock tree logs were still there. boats were there. but! this time i got to ride it. the students didn't let me paddle. they sang and we chatted and blah blah. it was really good and fun. lots of pictures. they were really sweet.
we went to find some food. we were hungry and walking. i should have brought them to where i knew, but we were led to a place with mediocre food. haha.. well.. blah. we ended up walking to get snacks then to chill out at my apartment. so we did, and they didn't want to leave. i was sorta tired, but of course kept that to myself. they ended up cooking dinner for me. i, was abashed. they told me that the day they had with me was a wonderful and important day that they will never forget. as passive and indifferent as i am usually, i know that it won't be a day i will forget. i'm very happy to be where i am.
apart from that, i think i have a very notable culture shock memo to include. well, hongmei would always remind me not to be sitting wherever, ie. the concrete steps. "it's very dirty," she says. of course back home, this is not even questioned. i sat, whatever. well. okay, back home we walk dogs, right? okay, here in jincheng, we walk children. "can't they walk themselves?" ray questions. what i'm trying to say is that there is a reason we walk dogs. kiddies have the same reason, too. i'll leave it to that. i've just seen enough to mention it. i know i will see this for the rest of the time i am here, which is crazy a bit, -don't you think?!
oh yeah, i went swimming with du mei qing and friends a while ago. i don't feel too nauseous when ladies are totally naked in the change room, though i'm a little shy. i just don't get the scrubbing each other's back totally in the nude. "no thanks mei qing, no thanks."
hmm.. anything else to say? of course, loads. been downloading good stuff. practicing the guitar. getting a bit better. have a big urge to write, and write some more. planning when i'm going to beijing this summer, perhaps shanghai.. thinking of my expenses.
hmm.. i'm jaywalking. i do this because the crosswalk is not safe. *expletive. it's not safe anywhere.
i tried to cook some stuff this week, and it didn't turn out so well. tried to copy/mock what a student made when she was at my house earlier this week. i thought she put more salt, i swear.
i love stabilo.
i still can't read my blog online.
i love prince now, too.
i still love the streets.
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