Hey everyone,
I have now been back in Beijing for little over a week, and I must say that it feels great to be back. The hustle and bustle of city life is really exciting, no matter the city but being in China at this time makes things even more interesting.
My new semester has started and I have three new teachers for my classes. I am so happy too, because last semester if you can remember I said my teachers were terrible, well not anymore. I really like all of my teachers. I think the best quality of them is that they hold the students far more accountable and it forces you to study harder thus learning more.
My apartment situation is great and I don't have much to report there besides a small internet malfunction but I am taking care of that.
I started with my tutor yesterday, and it was nice to see her. I forgot some easy words but I must say that I am really impressed with what I have remembered. I think going back to America for a few weeks helped my brain absorb all that I learned last semester.
With the recent Jasmine Revolution "protests" being big news stories in America, I had expected it to have some impact on my life, but outside of discussions with my foreign friends and my Chinese friends in the know, there hasn't been an impact. In fact, if I didn't have a VPN or had been in America, I wouldn't have even known it was happening. I guess it goes to show that the Chinese government is doing a good job in clamping down on them.
Tomorrow night I am going to a place in Beijing called "The Place" it is a big shopping mall with the largest outdoor LED TV screen. So I will post some pictures of that soon.
One last thing, I came across a combo pack of cucumber, lemon grass and original flavored wrigley's gum. DISGUSTING! Only the Chinese would like that! Ha.
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