I arrived in Nanchang today, the capital of Jiangxi province. My mom's sister's family lives here. The plan is after staying here a few days, I will go with them on a 37 hour long train ride to Yunnan to see my grandparents. I am not very close with my mom's side of the family, so this will either be a very awkward experience, or a very rewarding one. So far, I haven't talked much to my cousins. I can't understand the language, Nanchang hua, that they use, so I can't understand when they talk amongst themselves, which makes me feel like an outsider.
My aunt's family has three children, two boys and one daughter. During dinner, I felt pretty bad because I couldn't really eat any of the food (it wasn't exactly my taste). I was surprised that they let the younger son, who is only younger than Victor's age (14 or so), drink beer during dinner.
Today when I was packing, my dad said that to waste all this milk and juice we bought would be a shame, and that I should pack it. however, when I opened my suitcase, everything was wet, and some of my electronics, including my voice recorder which i need to do my interviews, were broken. I'm still not sure whether my computer charger still works, im afraid to plug it in out of fear that it will blow up my laptop or something. But it's funny that in order to save a few dollars, I ended up breaking hundreds of dollars worth of equipment.
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