hello from beijing university!
ahh, well it's been a long journey, but i'm finally here in china. our flight from the US to Tokyo went smoothly, but once we reached Japan the chaos began. i won't get into too much detail, but we missed our flight to China and got stuck in narita airport for a couple hours. our only tools of survival was a phone card and wild hand gestures. japanese people are so funny when they try to speak english! =P
my first glimpse of china was on our ride from the airport into the city. it's a lot modern than i expected and incredibly humid and smoggy. for example, the moon was a dark red color. i thought it was beautiful until i realized it was like that because of all the pollution. breathing isn't the same in china. there is no such thing as clean air and you're breathing other peoples' air instead. a lovely thought, right? chinese driving is crazy too. signal lights mean nothing to people and there is no such thing as "predestrians first." i'm glad that i've been able to get around bei da and its' surroundings safely without being run over by a bike or car.
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i bought a bike yesterday! it was $17.50 US! mad cheap yo! haha...yes, i've even got a basket and bell! now i roam bei da fast on wheels and no longer fear being hit by another bike. the predators have become the prey, the roles have switched! mwahaha...i'm scared of cars now.
ahh, well it's been a long journey, but i'm finally here in china. our flight from the US to Tokyo went smoothly, but once we reached Japan the chaos began. i won't get into too much detail, but we missed our flight to China and got stuck in narita airport for a couple hours. our only tools of survival was a phone card and wild hand gestures. japanese people are so funny when they try to speak english! =P
my first glimpse of china was on our ride from the airport into the city. it's a lot modern than i expected and incredibly humid and smoggy. for example, the moon was a dark red color. i thought it was beautiful until i realized it was like that because of all the pollution. breathing isn't the same in china. there is no such thing as clean air and you're breathing other peoples' air instead. a lovely thought, right? chinese driving is crazy too. signal lights mean nothing to people and there is no such thing as "predestrians first." i'm glad that i've been able to get around bei da and its' surroundings safely without being run over by a bike or car.
::edit::
i bought a bike yesterday! it was $17.50 US! mad cheap yo! haha...yes, i've even got a basket and bell! now i roam bei da fast on wheels and no longer fear being hit by another bike. the predators have become the prey, the roles have switched! mwahaha...i'm scared of cars now.
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