bear with me...my first entry on a foreign site =) (ah, i miss having xanga..) ....already it has been almost 2 months in Beijing, wow. so much to say, so much to soak up, and even still, there is still so much more... I arrived in Beijing, August 9th, jetlagged and all. Couldn't believe I would be spending 5 months studying at UIBE, also known as "dui jing mao da xue." Right away, our "TBC" program of 120 people from all over the states got us started on introducing us to the city and our upcoming silk road trip, full days just spent in orientation. But after long days of lecture, it was fun to go play soccer and relax. August 16th? 60 students (we split up our big group, I was in Group A) took
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