That's right, folks, its China time. Literally, since its 13 hours ahead of NYC. Bleh. I just got here, in case any of you didn't know. The flight over went well. Picked up a cold before I left America, though, so I'm not doing too well with that. Bty, if you're flying long distances, buy 'no jet lag' pills. They work like a charm. Jan, my german friend, directed me to stay at the Sanlitun hostel, near Gongren Stadium (a huge but rather unimpressive hunk o' metal). He knows his stuff. I arrived here after a long sub ride from the airport and a short, but fast and rather unsafe taxi ride. Wouldn't have it any other way, though. Anyway, Sanlitun Hostel is a super place. The quintessential, Chinese hostel. Everyone here is nice and the
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