So nothing super interesting has happened over the last
couple of days. Still rather jet-lagged. Around 2 in the afternoon, I always want to just curl up and sleep. We’ve just been in training, so I haven’t gotten to go out and
see much. But tomorrow we go and visit the Great Wall of China!!!!! I’M SO
EXCITED!!!! It’s hard to put into words how stoked I am about this.
So for this post, I thought I would talk a little bit about
where I’m staying and entertain you with some pictures of some funny Chinese
things. The hotel we are at is the Ruyi. Apparently it’s a 4 star hotel here in
Beijing. Every morning we have breakfast here at the hotel, which is always an
interesting experience. There are a few staples that are out every morning but
sometimes some weird stuff comes up. Like two days ago, they had fried
intestines in the shape of sausages out for us to eat. I don’t think I can ever
eat sausage again after looking at that. And the fruit/veggies that are out … I
just can’t even describe it to you. So I mainly stick with eating my
watermelon, toast and strawberry jelly, and drinking my orange juice.
Here are a few pictures from my hotel room. I’m on the 9th
floor, so I have a decent view.
This was on the wall in our bathroom. It made me happy.
My bed, messy as ever
For the first few days we were here, our shower basically
flooded every time we used it. It took my roommate and I that amount of time to
figure out we had to take this metal plate thingie off the drain so the water
would go down. Yeah, we’re brilliant.
Oh and in China, inside, everyone wears house slippers. So
when we are in our hotel room, we wear these on our feet. They are quite comfy.
And we go to class in the hotel too. Our team always sits
together and during breaks we often bring out the cards and play Uno. We become
quite vicious when we play. It’s awesome.
Here are a few of the funny things in China:
#1: Wu-Mart. Yes, it is literally called Wu-mart (pronounced
Woo-mart). It’s the Chinese Walmart. And I basically go there every day.
Sometimes twice a day.
#2: Different flavor Oreos. They have some weird flavors,
like green tea Oreos. Guess what kind this is:
#3: Jackie Chan on my laundry soap. Kinda fuzzy pic, but I
promise you it’s him.
#4: Had this at dinner the other night. According to the
menu, it was meatloaf. It was literally meat in a load of bread.
Well, that’s all for now, folks. Will put up pics from my
Great Wall trip asap.
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