Hit me baby one more time...

Changfeng park is actually really pretty, there are stones on which you can cross the little rivers, and little paddle boats and stuff to rent. Went back, showered, went out the houmen (back gate) to get breakfast. We had jian1bing3, which were surprisingly delicious, and at 2.5RMB (~$0.36) who can complain! Didn't get laduzi, so I guess I'll be eating that for a while.

My tour leader was Zhuo laoshi. She was really nice, and spoke some English, so that was hen fangbian. My group (besides me) was a first-year, Matt, and second-year, Lincoln. All three of us are in the 200 level Chinese.

Lunch was at one of the cantings, where I had noodles. A really big meal for 4.5RMB. We get dining hall cards and they've come preloaded with 100RMB...I think it'll take me a while to get through all of these! Although there are so many things that I want to try them all...(I'll be the only fat Chinese person [no, I'm not Chinese].

Later, dinner was at one of the restaurants on grounds, where we had our welcoming banquet. There was a lot of food, and it kept on coming. Most of which I liked. I think I'm going to gain weight in China, although we were all talking about not being able to eat anything. The banquet wasn't bad, all of the laoshimen were really nice, although lots of times it was awkward jile. But nothing's awkward unless you let it get awkward! (which is what I did a few times...haha).

Food, hen duo de

Diao laoshi was set on taking us to KTV (see: karoake bar) after the banquet, so a group of us went. It was def. interesting, both American English and Chinese songs. After a while I got tired sitting there and listening to four minutes of words I didn't understand and only being able to recognize 1/10 of the characters on the TV screen. Diao laoshi was having a ball though.

Oh, I had forgotten to mention that my bags still hadn't shown up. Yeah. Kinda pissed off. But the nice doorman told me that they would be here tonight at 10, so I used that as an excuse to leave KTV w/ Sarah, (and Kira and Jenn) and we went back to campus. I was so excited to finally get out of the clothes that I had been wearing all week (since Tuesday ish?).

Get back to grounds...bags not there. I don't understand what the new doorman is saying to me. I'm smelly, sweaty, disappointed and just want my clothes. Is that too much to ask for?

written by  waywardwahoo on May 30, 2008 from Shanghai, China
from the travel blog: Shanghai, China
tagged Banquet and KTV
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