Beijing again

So I was going through my posts and realized that I never posted the following entry. I'm guessing I missed this entry becuase I didn't finish writing it and because all the functions to post it were in Chinese.


I've finally made it back to Beijing! Whoa, what a trip it has been. It feels like it has just started. Today we saw Tiananmen Square and what I think was the Forbidden City. I also did two things I haven't been able to do yet in China. The first, I attended Institute. Yay for me! And the next . . . . (Grandma if you are reading this you might want to wait for me to get home to explain) (and as for my friends that I know are laughing at me for constantly referring to my Grandma you know how awesome she is and how 'in' it is to refer to family in ever blog entry) . . . (so once again) I rode the subway system on my own (gasp)! (And the crowds go wild) I know, I know, it's amazing that with the little Chinese language skills I have that I rode the subway system effectively by myself! And I actually didn't have any problems until I saw the friend I was meeting and somehow couldn't recall how to exit through the .. . exiting booth thingy. I even had to transfer twice and go outside to walk to another entrance. Hahaaa, as I was waiting for another train a girl behind me asked if the train went to a certain stop but all I could do was laugh because I couldn't remember how to answer her. I wouldn't know anyways. Heehee.

Hmmm, so I think this entry is going to be a little more scattered than usual because this cafe is a lot more warm and smokier than usual. The girl next to me is cute but she keeps on singing and I'm a little distracted by the arguing going on a few rows over. China has been interesting and I can't wait to find the opportunity to travel more of China and of other places. The people here are different than I expected. (I can never remember what I've already written but . . .) The general public bugs me. They spit and they snort, and not just in the street. But when you are inside or at a store or even when you are at dinner. I've been in the middle of dinner where someone turns around to blow out snot into the corner. Oh gosh that makes me laugh.