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Friday, July 28th: I woke up really early again (6:15) in the store to walk to the apartment and buy food. My mom bought me some 黑米粥 and some gao (idk what it is really) and a hardboiled egg. It was a good breakfast. I really love that gao bread thing. I think I might get some tomorrow. Anyways, Justin’s phone was busy so after waiting 5 minutes I decided to walk to the subway station myself. I was almost at the bus stop when Justin called me and said that his brother could drive us. I started walking back to the neighborhood center where we normally meet when the dad drives us. 10 minutes later, Justin and his brother stopped next to me on a motorcycle. Apparently, Justin’s brother didn’t know he was picking me up until they were almost there, so Justin got off the motorcycle and let me get on. He went to go find an unlocked bike because we all didn’t have the app. I pointed one out to him (I found one earlier in the morning), so he took it and we left. Justin’s brother and I zoomed up ahead while Justin was riding way in the back. Even though they are extremely dangerous, motorcycles are kind of fun not gonna lie. The ride was a little longer than 5 minutes. Justin called me while I was on the motorcycle and told me that his bike broke, so his brother quickly dropped me off at the subway station while he went to go get Justin. A few minutes later, Justin came back with his brother and we both got onto the subway to get to class. We were about 3 minutes late, but I was still earlier than my teacher, so it ended up being ok. In class, we watched a movie and learned more in the textbook. The movie was this famous one called “Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon”. For lunch, Alexandra and I decided that we would quickly get out of the school so we would have time to exchange money. We first went to the Nanjing University Store where I bought a baseball cap and a University sweatshirt. I’m so happy about the sweatshirt because it was the last Small. They told me last week they ran out of that sweatshirt size, but they found a new one. New shipments don’t come in until September, so I was pleased. Right after, we went for lunch at the cafeteria where we got Shuijiao dumplings on the 2nd floor. I also got a strawberry vanilla ice cream bar. After, we quickly rushed to the bank, where 2 unfortunate things happened. 1) I got killed by Jessica for Assassin and 2) The bank workers were on lunch break, so we didn’t have time to exchange our money. It was a sad moment. But, it’s okay because Jessica bought me iced tea after she killed me. We came back to class at 1:30 where we had carving stone class. We each got to carve our own Traditional Chinese stamp. I carved my name in mine, and I’m excited to try it out when I get home in America. This was my favorite cultural class so far; it was a cool experience to physically get to carve your name in a stone with a chisel. After stone carving, we had community service which was to clean the Nanjing University Library. We didn’t really have directions on what to clean, so a lot of people kind of goofed off, unfortunately. We officially ended school at 4:30, so instead of going to the gym, I decided to hang out with some friends after school. Peter, Alexander, Alexandra and I quickly went to 龙江 to check out the fake Yeezys and to buy some Coco. I didn’t have a lot of time because I had a movie to see that evening with my sisters, so we were only there for about 45 minutes. I got a big cup of Pearl Milk Tea at Coco because I felt like it. After, I went back home on the subway and relaxed with my sisters until we decided to leave for the movie. We went out to this really really good ramen place. It wasn’t like Japanese ramen, but it was soooo good. Maybe better than Japanese Ramen? It was really cheap, the noodles were a good texture, and the broth was delicious. At the restaurant, I had a few good conversations with my sisters about travelling and the Maldives. My older sister really wants to go there one day. Oh, also, the lady who worked at the noodle shop was kind of surprised when she saw me. When we walked in she started asking my sisters questions about me as if I didn’t understand Chinese, so when I answered “Yes” for myself, she was like “Wow! Your Chinese is so good!” Also, my sister asked if I wanted chili oil on my noodles and I replied “一点“ which means a little, and then the lady working at the store was like “Whoa, she said 一点”. We then walked to my mom’s store to pick up my sister’s glasses, and my mom braided my hair. After, we walked to the subway station and took it to the movie theatre in the big mall. Despicable Me 3 was actually really cute. We weren’t expecting it, but this movie was one of those 3D movies with the seats that move/spray you. So, we got sprayed with water at some parts, and blown with air, and our seats moved and rattled. It was fun at first, but then I kind of got sick of having the side of my face drenched with water. Overall, good movie. After the movie, we headed back home and rested. It was late when we got home, so I wrote some blog posts until about 12 then fell asleep.
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Andrea 施安雅17-year-old XC runner and boba tea lover living in Seattle but studying abroad in China. Also, I have a cat! Archives
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