Ni Hao!
***Sorry it’s taken so long for my first post. I’ve only had access to the internet a few minutes a day (at school). I still do not have internet at my place, but am going to the library to use it there. Also, our blog is BLOCKED in China so I will be posting by emailing my posts to Jenn and having her post them for me (thanks Jenn!).
My trip started off fantastic with my Visa being confirmed as real! (job well done Baba)
Then I found out I snaggled an aisle seat. The catch, I was in the VERY last row. Luckily, not too many crying babies; just a LOT of loud adults. I was surprised to find out that we got three meals (all actually pretty delicious, except the United Airlines brand cup of noodles…yay!). Once I landed, I had to get by Customs. On my way to booths I captured a one-handed candid shot of someone I thought looked just like my grandma (wai puo)! Turns out I would have this reaction many more times within the next few days. I successfully made it through the “Foreigners” line with ease and proceeded to find my ride. There were so many people standing at the exit holding signs with names on them. It felt like a paparazzi attack, but with names being shouted instead of lights flashing. Thankfully, my ride recognized me from the picture I had sent prior and we were on our way (via an hour long bus ride). The two people that escorted me to my residence are DengXu and HeLi. I seriously cannot say enough about how nice and helpful they have been. They have literally done EVERYTHING!
In conclusion of my first post, a few things about China:
- things are definitely cheaper (examples to follow)
- it smells just like Chinatown (aka lack of sewage systems)
- the roads are crazy (lights don’t really matter, lots of bicycles)
- if you own a vespa (like Sasha) you are cool
- smoke is blown in your face all the time
More posts to come soon with more pictures!
- Kevin
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