After talking to Fanny all night, I slept until four and didn’t get out of bed until five. I was still sleepy when I got up and probably could have slept for a few more hours. I pretty much did nothing but waste time and then do homework. I prepared my presentation for the second part of my Chinese midterm and memorized it before plopping back on my bed.
November 21, 2009
October 29, 2009
10/05/2009 – Day 44 – BUGS!!!
While studying for Chinese, Fanny suggested that maybe my bug bites were from bed bugs. Paranoid, I checked my bed before going to sleep and there were things moving around. Very tiny, but still moving! UGH! In panic mode, I looked up what bed bugs looked like and how to get rid of them. In the end, I dry cleaned some clothes to kill the bugs and moved what I needed into the living room. I slept with my head down on the table for the night and ended up exhausted during my Chinese test.
After talking to Justine, Guo Xiaojie, and Shen Laoshi at school, as well as the maid and landlord, they determined that it wasn’t a bed bug. That gave me some relief. They also sprayed my room with Raid and changed everything except the bed frame and mattress.
I managed to get some relaxation at night when I went out to dinner with friends at Ajisen Ramen. It was pretty yummy. They had some delicious looking shaved ice, but it probably would have required three people to finish it.
I actually slept in my bed at night, hoping all the bugs were gone. Unfortunately, I was still pretty shaken by the thought of bugs and ended up inspecting my bed and sheets.
10/02/2009 – Day 41 – The tour from Hell
How do you know when a hotel is dirty? When you wake up and you see a giant roach crawling around. Nice. We couldn’t get out of there any quicker. Unfortunately for us, the tour didn’t get any better. It seems luck wasn’t on our side for this tour because the tour just got worse. And the tour lady wasn’t even around for the second day…
Why was it so bad? Well, let’s start with the weather. It was raining and we were on top of a mountain. This meant it was wet, cold, and foggy. We could barely see a few feet ahead of us. (Of course, this means I didn’t take a single picture.) We also had a really annoying tour guide. She happened to be my age (20) and she was really short. I think she was shorter than Fanny =O
September 24, 2009
09/19/2009 – Day 28 – Pizza!
Another day, another adventure in Beijing. On the agenda was Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Summer Palace , and the Beijing Olympic stadiums. Amazingly, we got through everything with time to spare at the end! I guess it’s because we woke up at 7:00 AM and it took us the better part of the day to finish seeing everything. (I mean, we ate dinner at 10:00 PM…)
September 7, 2009
09/05/2009 – Day 14 – Sleeping in
As usual, my sleep schedule is a little messed up. OK, very messed up. Late nights, early mornings, and of course, sleepy weekends. True to form, I snoozed into the early afternoon, waking up at 1:00 PM. Telling myself to study and do homework apparently doesn’t work. I ended up talking to Fanny on the phone for a few hours. I really wish I could see her in person =(
A lazy dinner ended a lazy day. I went out with Jessie, Winnie, Mike, and some other people and ate at Yongheking. I had some spicy chicken with rice dish. The minced pork I had on the first night was better. Mike made a mess of the place, spilling soup everywhere. That was the laugh of the day. On the way back to the apartments, I stopped by Quik and bought this really yummy popsicle. I wonder if I can buy a box of it anywhere.