Going to Beijing after spending a week out in the sticks was quite a breath of fresh air. Not literally of course, as Beijing has some of the worst air quality in the world. Once a month, the school has agreed to have a driver bring me to and pick me up from Beijing. Getting to Beijing by car was easy, but not exactly fast. The ride takes just under 3 hours. Of course, I thought we would make it there in about 1hour, as the driver the school provided went a casual 160kph. However, we hit some traffic once we approached civilization, and we had to slow down to more appropriate speeds. I have since looked up how to say “slow down,” in Chinese. I appreciate getting to Beijing quicker, but I also appreciate getting
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