Last night, we went to this American sports bar called Windows Scoreboard, and it was very similar to Pyro Pizza in Beijing, replacing pizza with ...
I learned how to spell Xi’an today in Chinese characters (??), and what it means—Western Peace. I’m starting to recognize and read the most basic ...
First morning in Xi'an-Professor Liu brought us bananas, so that was definitely a plus. Things are just as cheap here (if not cheaper?), which is ...
Not really—I’ve loved Beijing a lot. Today’s our last full day in Beijing, and we’ve had the day mostly to ourselves. This morning, ...
Today was the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square incident, and it turns out the rest of the world cares way more than the Chinese ...
I've been rationing myself, now that I'm reduced to the $100 US (almost Y700) that I got changed out after I lost my wallet. It's been ...
Today was a pretty standard day-- Chinese class in the morning, speaker in the afternoon, time off in the late afternoon (SOOO needed!), and-- highlight ...
While I’m sure it wouldn’t surprise you to hear that we’re all playing spin the bottle and making out with each other in closets, that’s ...
I'm first going to describe a phenomenon that's been discovered while on the trip. It's actually more been created than discovered, but the phenomenon is ...
First night in China was a success, I can say. We all went out to the bars and when we discovered that the cabs won't ...
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