Not much exciting occurred today, so I guess I will try to tell you more about the Chinese culture and everday life here. In response to Lisa's question about what I do in the evening, my commute to and from work is about an hour and a half, so after work I just come home, eat something, write my journal entry, read a bit, then go to bed. Occassionally I go out to eat with the others in my group or on weekends we will try to experience the nightlife. There are Chinese bars spread throughout the city, but on the east side there is a street that has a seemingly endless strip of bars and clubs. Most of these places on Sanlitun are western and attract the 20somethings in the evening. Everything is expensive here,
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