Hello
I'm late again, aren't I? This time, I'm going to use the excuse that I just came out of a week long vacation, and because we didn't have classes on Monday, I didn't think to post another entry here. Of course, we all know that that is just another way of saying "I completely forgot." :P And so, without any further ado, here is a blog entry detailing what happened during the past week.
First of all, as I mentioned, we just finished a week long vacation, lasting from October 1st-7th. This vacation is observed because of China's National Day celebration, which is very much like July 4th for us in America. As far as I know, there is no school at all during this week in the entire country. This provided a very nice break, especially since it came at roughly the half way point of our stay in China. With no classes, homework, or other things like that, it gave me a chance to do what I wanted for a week.
Unfortunately, I didn't really do much. :P With one of our group feeling sick, and a couple parties being thrown on fourth floor of our dorm, there was really not enough time to go out and do things. The parties were fun, although I would have to compare them to a typical high school dance in America. They gave a great chance for us to talk with a bunch of different foreigners, and I met a few more people that I will talk to on a more regular basis now.
Other than those, the week was just a nice chance to relax. We went out for dinner with our UNK professor chaperon, which was a traditional, home cooked Indian meal. We did visit a Walmart, which was the first one we have seen since arriving in China, and we found yet another mall to visit. All in all, it wasn't a bad week. It just wasn't a week that led to a very long blog entry. :/ This coming weekend, the 11th-13th, we have another trip to the cemetery, birthplace, and temple of Confucius, which should be very interesting. I will have more to say, and more pictures to post, the Monday following that trip. And yes, I will do my absolute best to get back to posting on Mondays, like I promised before. :P Thanks again for reading this, to anyone that does.
Adam
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Tuesday, October 8, 2013
Monday, September 30, 2013
I'm Late! D:
Hello everyone,
Sorry! I meant to post yesterday, but between my three classes, lunch, dinner, studying and other various things, I didn't get a post up. :( This week hasn't really been too eventful either, which didn't help with my motivation to get a post up. Compared to a trip to Beijing, sitting in a dorm room really doesn't have much to offer. However, there were a few things that deserve mentioning from this week, so that's what I'll do now.
The first event that warrants mentioning is the fact that I've been asked to sing a song at a "rock" concert being held here on campus. I put rock in quotations because the song they've asked me to sing isn't what I would consider rock. But hey, I get to sing, and its a song I like, so I'll take it. The song is Under the Bridge by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, if anyone is interested. And not only that, but playing guitar for me is a guy from our dorm that's from Hungary. And his name happens to be Adam as well. Which I find, for some reason, incredibly cool. :P This event has been postponed until sometime in late October, but I'll be sure to let you know how it goes when it happens.
The second thing worth mentioning in a short paragraph is that this was our last week before a seven day break from classes! From the 1st to the 7th, China celebrates National Day, which is like our Fourth of July. Except they get a whole week where there is no school in the entire country. Currently, I don't have any plans for the long break other than getting some college stuff set up for next semester. But I'll keep you all posted if anything does happen.
The last things I wanted to mention in this post is that I received a very nice care package from home. Not only did it come with things like food, playing cards, and an American chess board, but it also came with a collection of cards from some of the ladies I worked with over the past two summers. I've only opened a few of them, but they have all been very nice so far, and I am really grateful to have these connections to home. And so, I want to say thank you to all the ladies at Bank Iowa that send me cards in that package. I hope you are all having a good time back in the states. :)
That's really all the highlights for this week. Otherwise, its been a lot of classes, a lot of studying, and a little bit of walking around campus to find food and such. :P I will do my absolute best to post again next Monday and get back on track with my schedule. I'll let you all know how the long break was, even if I don't end up doing anything but staying at the dorm. There's bound to be something that happens for me to talk about. I hope... :P Thanks again for reading this.
Adam
Sorry! I meant to post yesterday, but between my three classes, lunch, dinner, studying and other various things, I didn't get a post up. :( This week hasn't really been too eventful either, which didn't help with my motivation to get a post up. Compared to a trip to Beijing, sitting in a dorm room really doesn't have much to offer. However, there were a few things that deserve mentioning from this week, so that's what I'll do now.
The first event that warrants mentioning is the fact that I've been asked to sing a song at a "rock" concert being held here on campus. I put rock in quotations because the song they've asked me to sing isn't what I would consider rock. But hey, I get to sing, and its a song I like, so I'll take it. The song is Under the Bridge by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, if anyone is interested. And not only that, but playing guitar for me is a guy from our dorm that's from Hungary. And his name happens to be Adam as well. Which I find, for some reason, incredibly cool. :P This event has been postponed until sometime in late October, but I'll be sure to let you know how it goes when it happens.
The second thing worth mentioning in a short paragraph is that this was our last week before a seven day break from classes! From the 1st to the 7th, China celebrates National Day, which is like our Fourth of July. Except they get a whole week where there is no school in the entire country. Currently, I don't have any plans for the long break other than getting some college stuff set up for next semester. But I'll keep you all posted if anything does happen.
The last things I wanted to mention in this post is that I received a very nice care package from home. Not only did it come with things like food, playing cards, and an American chess board, but it also came with a collection of cards from some of the ladies I worked with over the past two summers. I've only opened a few of them, but they have all been very nice so far, and I am really grateful to have these connections to home. And so, I want to say thank you to all the ladies at Bank Iowa that send me cards in that package. I hope you are all having a good time back in the states. :)
That's really all the highlights for this week. Otherwise, its been a lot of classes, a lot of studying, and a little bit of walking around campus to find food and such. :P I will do my absolute best to post again next Monday and get back on track with my schedule. I'll let you all know how the long break was, even if I don't end up doing anything but staying at the dorm. There's bound to be something that happens for me to talk about. I hope... :P Thanks again for reading this.
Adam
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