So Shanghai got a little too pricy (although Beijing also spoils the heck out of you – 2 kuai to take the metro system anywhere in Beijing, I have no idea how the city can support that). So after seeing the bund again at night, seeing the Shanghai museum, and LuXun’s house, we’re (I’m) taking a detour to Nanjing. Without further ado: Aug 19th: With my larger luggage stored at the Shanghai hostel, and having caught a cold in Shanghai (something about the hostel here is driving my sinuses nuts), I got on the train at 10 and got into Nanjing around 11:40. At the Shanghai train station, I was informed that one of the students from the high school that my high school has a great relationship with would pick me up at the train ... read more

Sup Everyone! So as a quick spoiler alert, I have officially finished CET, passed that sucker, and am now in Shanghai with my two classmates Megan and Jenny. So last week I visited a Hutong, saw my first two street fights, and had my China Night. And from there… Aug 8th: So we studied TV today, which was really boring – but then we had to do a skit to promote a new TV show – so Robbie the Dos and I teamed up and did an awesome cops and robbers skit – to say the least, it was really balling – there was a robbery, I told him to stop in the name of the law (in Chinese no less) and then I “chased him” (as far as you can chase someone 5 meters in ... read more

And now for the third part of the trilogy. So last time I fought a war on drugs using something those druggie-losers (riding the Technicolor dreamscape) never thought of: tripping on life. So I went to the steampunk club, was forced to watch gay strippers, and may or may not have been approached by a 40 year old prostitute. And since I went to bed, I must have slept in super late right? July 30th: 8 am I wake up so I can make it back to CET, where at 10 we went to 798. I took a cab back, because I don’t think I was functional enough to walk back to CET with just 3.5 hours of sleep. So I got in a cab, and was able to have a conversation with the driver. Who ... read more

Hello again everyone, so last week I pinged some pong, I lost my marbles looking at some embroidery, and then there was that Shanghai place, but the embroidery! I mean it was so fantastic … July 25th: So class happened or something, and then instead of doing homework, I went out to dinner with my good friend Zishu, as it was her last day in Beijing, and I won’t see her till next year at the earliest – so I think that takes priority (and I think means it does. Cause I’m a boss.) So me, Zishu, and friends went to some Japanese place at a mall (with a subway stop continently located in said mall) and enjoyed my time ragging on Zishu as she ragged me back. And then I think we ate for free. ... read more

Blog numero dos (Matt’s been taking Spanish classes this summer). So last time, I rode the bullet train, met Matt’s parents, and ate the stomach of a bull (Toro!). Let’s go, cause this might be the most important thing I’ve blogged about yet. July 23rd: So we woke up early (omg, 7:30, really?) and went off to go to a family friends place to see some embroidery. At this point, I was thinking, “Oh, cool – Chinese culture, whatever.” We got to the embroidery place, and walked in, and then it happened. Speechlessness. No seriously. I think my mouth has previously, involuntarily dropped 3 times in my life and 2 of those times I was left speechless. Most times, I recovered in 5 minutes. I was speechless the whole time I was there (3 hours.) And ... read more