Monday, June 30, 2008

Two-Oh

Wow - I am 20 today - I can't believe it. I had forgotten how bad traffic in Beijing is, the commute took 2 hours on the way back today and in the middle there was a huge thunderstorm. Not only that, but I accidentally got off one stop early and had to run all the way home. Hopefully I can find housing closer to Peking University sometime soon...

Oh man - what am I going to do with my summer? I need to figure that out...

I went to dinner with my dad at Hou Hai, which is a very pretty lake with lots of bars around it. The food is friggin expensive though, but it was good! A little boy sold us three flowers - I feel sorry for them.

These days, my stomach is always upset and I always feel like I'm about to throw up. I think I'm just dehydrated.

So 20..I feel like I haven't accomplished anything with my life thus far...maybe I can make some goals for before I'm 30? Like, go bungee jumping!

Sunday, June 29, 2008

Jet Lag

This is a blog mostly for me to record my own experiences this summer. However, I would love to share it with all of my friends who are interested in keeping up with my adventures.

This morning I almost missed my flight because I hadn't really slept in the past two days, so I fell asleep at the gate while waiting to board the aircraft. When I opened my eyes, all the passengers were gone, and I was freaking out that the plane had already left and that I had missed my flight. Luckily I made it with only a few minutes before the doors were closed. Whew. I then continued to sleep the entire flight, as well as sleep when I arrived at my apartment. Well - what can I say, I had received an average a 3 hours of sleep a night during debate camp! I'm glad that's almost over!

The new airport at Beijing is huge and gorgeous! Everybody should fly to Beijing just to see it. The light rail station next door is like a turtle shell. Being in Beijing this summer should be very exciting and there many new changes since last year! However, the air pollution is still the same.

Tomorrow I plan to arrive at Peking University to discuss my project with my adviser. I will also meet with Richard Howard, the director of the International Labor Organization's HIV workplace program. I hope this will be an exciting and productive summer!