Chinese classes are getting more interesting.. we are no longer using the phonetic writing system and are just using characters. It's like decoding a secret message. I know some characters and then can figure out others. But writing them is pretty hard. I think I got a pretty good handle on the tones and sounds so now its just pretty much memorization of characters with various sounds.
I found my favorite lunch so far today. Its at the local diner and its english name is "baked chicken with tea." It is tremendous. It looks like chicken served on top of potpouri and green and red peppers.
I got pepperoni pizza the other day at "Pizza Hill". It was alright. Its some knock off pizza hut type place. Their motto is cuz they have so much variety is "Can you choice one?"... that's right, Don't choose it, choice it. English spelling errors are very abundent. Chinese people find it fashionable to have english words on their clothing. Many times it is just nonsensical. My favorite so far was a sporty style t-shirt some guy was wearing that only had written in big bold letters on the front of it--- "Balls". That guy choiced well.
We just had a chinese caligraphy/painting lecture. It was interesting to see the differences in western and eastern painting. Chinese painting focus on meaning and is 2 dimensional with black and white as the major colors. Chinese characters are also part of the artwork.
This weekend we are going to Beijing to see the Great Wall, Tianamen square, some royal garden, and some other stuff. Maybe I'll be able to get some pictures up next Monday.
We still have Tai Chi everymorning.... Yup. It's slow moving and pretty boring. If you're old and in danger of breaking your hip I recommend doing it (aka Mom, Dad,..... Jen =P) We did Wu Shu one day which was pretty cool because it was fast moving and powerful-- I felt like Jet Li.
Me and Mike went and played basketball the other day with some Chinese guys. Chinese people love basketball. They were so impressed with how high I could jump. I had some sweet blocked shots against them. I told them Yao Ming aint got nothing on me.
Breakfast here sucks.... I have a yearning for International House of Pancakes for breakfast--- but i dont think its really that international. I miss freedom fries too-- ive had fries here in china but they are saturated with communism, very unhealthy. Taco Bell I'll be back soon-- Mom, Dad, tell Dominick's to mail me a buffalo chicken pizza, Thanks!
Cya later,
-Ruskie
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