I can’t believe that it has already been a week since I lasted posted. So many things have happened this week both in and out of class. I have started a new research topic, I’m now researching how Chinese college students watch movies. I’ve been working hard in class, especially on the Chinese-American relations book. It is a lot of work, but it’s paying off. I can already tell that my Chinese is improving.
Outside of the classroom, I have been exploring the city and meeting people. On Wednesday night I went to this really fancy mall that I found and did my homework in the Starbucks. However, on the outside there were these strange carts that you could drive that were basically a wide cylinder in the center with 1 wheel that was the same size as the cylinder on each side, allowing you to drive it. It is almost like a rough prototype for the gyrosphere from Jurassic World. It was pretty fun to drive! Afterwards I met up with some friends and had a great night.
The next day after class a few of us went to the lake with our tutors and treated them to dinner and ice cream to thank them for putting up with us trying to learn Chinese. It was a lot of fun, at the lake we rented those peddle cars again and rode around. Then we went to Cold Stone Creamery and Pizza Hut. It was a great time!
Then on Friday I played some ultimate frisbee with some people on campus. It was so darn hot and humid but it was a lot of fun. Later that night we all went to a bar and began to celebrate the 4th of July. I would be lying if I said that we didn’t sing the National Anthem while walking down the streets of China.
Today, the 4th of July, I plan on going out with some of my friends and our tutors to sing karaoke and then get dinner. It should be a good time! Today will be the last day that we see them before they go home and we get new tutors. They’ll leave for home while we go on our study trip.
On Monday morning we will leave for our study trip to Hangzhou, Nanjing, and then Shanghai. I am so excited to go back to Nanjing, it has been 4 years since I have been there and I have missed it there. It will be so nice to see that wonderful city again.
I hope that you all have a wonderful 4th of July! I’ll be home again soon! I’ll keep you updated on my life here is going!
Till next time