Hello followers, I'm here safe in Shanghai after a long day of traveling (30 hrs total), having a great time so far. There are 119 US students here from all over (ND, GW, Georgetown, Texas, Miami, UMass and others) theres a lot to see, trying hard to observe and take it all in.
Yesterday was the first day of orientation, lots of lectures and inital guidelines. Best part of the day was traveling to a homestay to have lunch, it just so happens that it was the family that I'm staying with. Great spread of food, not sure I'll be losing weight as predicted, the family seems very nice and happy to meet me. THEY DO NOT SPEAK ENGLISH. Of course I do not speak Chinese so the incentive for me to learn quickly is greater. I did manage to buy a cell phone for use in China all on my lonesome, which I thought was a pretty good acomplishment.
Today is a lot of meetings, the US consulate, local doctors and professors coming to tell us about their classes... registration is tonight.
Overall its going very well, moving in with my new family tommorw evening, and I think I'm over the jet lag.... one other thing, went to dinner last night w/ two buddies from school, less than $4 a piece!!!
I'll be sure to write again soon.
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Four bucks?! I guess part of the incentive to learn Chinese will be to help with ordering in restaurants -- I see you eating out often! Glad to hear that everything is going well. Have fun and learn lots!
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like so much fun --- I hope you can learn some Chinese words soon, hahaha.
ReplyDeleteMuch love,
Kaileigh
Four Bucks???
ReplyDeleteok that is what mom said - but I swear it was exactly what i was thinking!
So, four bucks - quite amazing! Could we come to Galyn's and get a four buck meal?? I'm thinking I might starve if I went to China - I hate Chinese food; does that make me a bad person?? Bill says he'll try almost anything, but the chicken feet stopped him in his tracks! In case you haven't heard, we're on the verge of a near-blizzard later today and into Monday afternoon. We don't care as long as we can get to an appointment in Ellsworth on Monday morning. This has been quite a winter!! And it ain't over yet!! We hope you're continuing to do well, learning lots and impressing your hosts with your sunny, warm disposition! More at a later date. Take care and learn lots! Peace and love, Bill & Marilyn
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