http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Beanie08/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Beanie08 en-us Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:01:52 UTC Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:01:52 UTC So yesterday I got food poisoning again. I'm really scared to buy food at the supermarket now. I basically threw up every hour on the hour. It was really bizarre cuz I would wake up look at my clock and throw up. Obviously I couldn't go to any of my classes and since I have a test tomorrow I have a crap load of work to do in order to prepare for tomorrow. It was mildly funny now that I think http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Beijing/blog-260247.html Now that a full month has basically passed since my last entry I thought it was time to add another one Warning I have a lot of thoughts so this entry might be a little confusing.So today was Beijing's first sand storm of the year. In other countries spring's entry is marked by blooming flowers but in Beijing it's marked with everything outside tinted in a putrid Espresso color. I was wa http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Beijing/blog-257333.html So I just watched a documentary on North Korea and now I'm really sad. It's horrible that people must live in such an sick toxic environment. I can't imagine having to constantly worship someone who finds himself so worthy that he forces people to make up stories about his supernatural abilities. It makes even more grateful for the liberties I have. Even though I am now residing in a communis http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Beijing/blog-249130.html I'm kind of irritated because I am unable to upload pictures since the internet connection here is so slow. Many people have been asking me for pictures but it seems like I will have to wait until I go to the U.S. It's a shame though cuz I have many interesting tidbits that I would like to share 276042291435500652922142623475264122232032769201542231220844 http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Beijing/blog-245207.html I think I'm finally starting to get used to the flow of things here. Since I haven't really gotten a chance to talk in depth with anyone I'll fill you in on how things are. I live in a dorm room in the foreign students dorm. I live on the second floor of the foreign students dorm and my room is right next to the teachers' and administrators' offices. I have one roommate named Amy and together w http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Beijing/blog-241350.html School here is SO hard I originally heard that we would study 46 hoursday but it seems more like 89 hours That combined with 4 hours of intense small classes. Yeah....I haven't really been talking with anyone. Nothing is wrong persay I'm just so tired that if I have extra time I wanna sleep. By the end of the day I'm spent. I'm slowly getting used to being here. It reall http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Beijing/blog-239615.html