Fun Entry

I went to the USA v. Sweden game of the Fifa Women's World Cup in China. It was here in Chengdu. I had a blast! The boys all had paint on their chests, we had five boys, spelling out, I Heart U S A. I got dressed up too, in a tank top and necklace and USA colors. We did face paint. We were sat next to the drumming club, that goes to all the games. We would cheer with them, and generally got a lot of attention. During the whole game people came up to photograph us, or be in photogrpahs with us. Some men even approached just me, or me and Katie, to get in photos with us. I had a blast. The game was played at a very high level, and was really competitive. US won, 2-0, and it was exciting to the end. I'm so lucky. I went when I was 11? with the Finney's to some games in Portland, I hope I go every ten years for the rest of my life.

FUN Stuff

Squatty potty

I ate some duck head on accident at a party, it was dark, I had a few drinks

Everything is so cheap! I can eat lunch every day for 4 kuai, which is about 57cents. My double in the dorms is only $62 a month.

I am a head taller than almost all the women here, though a lot of the men are the same height as me

I bought a mug that says "Lovely Pig" and it reminds me of Laura Finney

Chinese people make Western style bread too sweet, almost every time

All my UW classmates here, when they need a quote for me, just say “Fuck” (I am leaving this in my blog even though I know a few relatives, like my mom and grandma, don’t approve of my swearing all the time)

My roommate is German, and my other new friend is from Finland (no joke Laura, her name is Jenni, pronounced Yenni, and she is from Finland)

They drink beer here out of little glasses, maybe three shot glasses, it’s really fun, you are supposed to finish them after every toast “Gan Bei!”

I bought an umbrella, opened it up and found out it’s a dusky pink with a rose of glitter on one panel

I bought orange shower shoes, so now I own three pairs of orange shoes

I have been listening to CDs I ripped from my mom before coming here, when my older laptop died and took with it my music library. I rock out to the Doors, Van Morrison, and occasionally chose sappy Fleetwood Mac songs for mix CDs

I’ve gotten compliments on my Chinese name often, I am so grateful to Wu Laoshi for it

The smog is gross

The Thai girls in the dorms run around and scream in the evenings, I don’t know what they are playing or doing.

The Korean kids play video games and cook together and won’t make friends with the rest of us

The creepy Sri Lankan guy walks around in just his towel while waiting for the shower

Chinseclubs in Chengdu are super ugly on the outside, but only sort of ugly on the inside, they attempt to look really trendy in 100 different ways at once

I still think Chinese kids are adorable, looking

I am not going to buy a bicycle because if I did I would break myself