I got sick
A couple of days ago I read Alissa's blog and she mentioned that she got sick. I must have jinxed myself by reading because yesterday I got sick. I was feeling a little under the weather. I was sneezing and coughing a lot, but it was not severe. If I was in Seattle I would have gone to school, but since I did not want to push myself too hard I decided not to go to classes. The last thing I wanted was for my
sickness to get worse while I was in Beijing. It is not like I can't get things fixed, but being away from home makes things just a little more uncomfortable and harder to handle.
I spent most of the morning sleeping and reading Goblet of Fire. I was able to read half the book and finish it yesterday. I think it is the best one of the series so far. I liked the twist at the end. I will not reveal it in case people are planning on reading it. After I finished Harry Potter I studied Chinese. Right before I went to bed I start The Two towers. It will probably take me a while to finish this
new book since it is not such a quick read and my workload will probably increase soon.
Last Saturday night I went to a classmates house to eat dumplings. There were very delicious, so I ate a lot of them. I also didn't want them to think I didn't like them. While we were eating we talked about all sorts of things. I am envious of my classmate because the lady he lives with is really cool. She talked to us about all sorts of things, one for example was baijiu. Baijiu (buy gee oh) is a notoriously bad
tasting, low quality alcoholic drink. I have not tried and I don't want to after hearing all of the horror stories.
My classmates roommate is also a friend of the lady I am staying with, so I will probably hang out with them more often. I am still living on my own, but I heard that my roommate will be coming home in the middle of next week. In one sense I am disappointed because I won't be living on my own. In another sense I am happy because I will have someone to practice Chinese with. I will be able to learn new Chinese sayings and practice the ones I learned in class.
This Saturday IUP is taking a field trip to the Great Wall of China. We are going to go to the Simaitai portion of the wall. Apparently this is a more beautiful section of the wall, so I am excited. I am going to study up on how to talk about the wall, so I can have a better experience. I am also going to take a lot of pictures.
Afterwards I will share them with you.
After the field trip there will be another one of the weekly IUP parties. Even though I will be tired I will definitely want to go because I am realizing how nice it is to have one evening to kick back and relax. I can understand why the greek system has parties so often. They are a very cathartic activity.
If anyone wants me to send them postcards or letters in the mail, just let me know in an email and give me your mailing address. It is relatively cheap for me to send mail to the states. Only about $.80 for each letter. There is a post office right near my house, so it is really convenient. I will also put my address printed on a piece of paper, so you can mail me back if you want. If you want my address
here in Bejing you can also find it here My Mailing Address in Beijing. I really like finding mail in my mailbox, so I encourage you to mail
me.
sickness to get worse while I was in Beijing. It is not like I can't get things fixed, but being away from home makes things just a little more uncomfortable and harder to handle.
I spent most of the morning sleeping and reading Goblet of Fire. I was able to read half the book and finish it yesterday. I think it is the best one of the series so far. I liked the twist at the end. I will not reveal it in case people are planning on reading it. After I finished Harry Potter I studied Chinese. Right before I went to bed I start The Two towers. It will probably take me a while to finish this
new book since it is not such a quick read and my workload will probably increase soon.
Last Saturday night I went to a classmates house to eat dumplings. There were very delicious, so I ate a lot of them. I also didn't want them to think I didn't like them. While we were eating we talked about all sorts of things. I am envious of my classmate because the lady he lives with is really cool. She talked to us about all sorts of things, one for example was baijiu. Baijiu (buy gee oh) is a notoriously bad
tasting, low quality alcoholic drink. I have not tried and I don't want to after hearing all of the horror stories.
My classmates roommate is also a friend of the lady I am staying with, so I will probably hang out with them more often. I am still living on my own, but I heard that my roommate will be coming home in the middle of next week. In one sense I am disappointed because I won't be living on my own. In another sense I am happy because I will have someone to practice Chinese with. I will be able to learn new Chinese sayings and practice the ones I learned in class.
This Saturday IUP is taking a field trip to the Great Wall of China. We are going to go to the Simaitai portion of the wall. Apparently this is a more beautiful section of the wall, so I am excited. I am going to study up on how to talk about the wall, so I can have a better experience. I am also going to take a lot of pictures.
Afterwards I will share them with you.
After the field trip there will be another one of the weekly IUP parties. Even though I will be tired I will definitely want to go because I am realizing how nice it is to have one evening to kick back and relax. I can understand why the greek system has parties so often. They are a very cathartic activity.
If anyone wants me to send them postcards or letters in the mail, just let me know in an email and give me your mailing address. It is relatively cheap for me to send mail to the states. Only about $.80 for each letter. There is a post office right near my house, so it is really convenient. I will also put my address printed on a piece of paper, so you can mail me back if you want. If you want my address
here in Bejing you can also find it here My Mailing Address in Beijing. I really like finding mail in my mailbox, so I encourage you to mail
me.
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