Qingdao Update~

Hey everyone, After a week of resting and such, I’m finally feeling better! I’m having a tough time coping with having to leave soon and the relationships I’ve developed with people here, but everyone will always be in my heart. Also, it was my birthday this past weekend so it’s been a good reflection of who I am. Time will make everything better. We...

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Food Poisoning

Hey all, I got back from my Alliance trip Sunday evening and was planning to post and update then. But I got food poisoning from a restaurant we went to. So many people got food poisoning. I just can't. I didn't even want to miss class yesterday. BLAGH. The trip was alright...I'll definitely update you all on it later this week, preferably on...

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Almost half-way update

Hey everyone, Sorry, I haven't updated as often as I wanted. I've been sick the past week because there's something going around. It's not the bird flu (my mom was freaking out when she found out I was sick). And I don't think it's the pollution because I barely go out that long and I just got sick after other people got sick. Totally blaming my roommate...

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五角场 shopping

Hey everyone, Today, I'm going to be talking about a recent experience at 五角场(Wu Jiao Chang)'s shopping. So yesterday night, we wanted to go to a place that required business casual clothing. I wasn't sure how business casual it was since in China, that could be pretty different. We finally settled upon the conclusion of collared shirt, nice pants...

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上海城隍庙 (Shanghai's City God Temple)

My roommates, Eddie and Lingxiao, and I went to 城隍庙 (Chénghuángmiào) on Saturday. It was pretty fun because it was the first time our roommate took us to go sightseeing. And it was really nice because between classes and spending money going to different places, this was the first time in awhile to just sight see.We took the train from 五角场站 (Wujiaochang...

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