i have been here in Dalian for a full 24 hours, thereabout. On to another topic... my Mandarin is awful. When people ask me questions in English i usually take my sweet old time to answer, because i like to think about what the question implies wholly. When people ask me questions in Mandarin i become more than just a slow-to-respond person; i become a brick wall...i understand a few words here and there, but i definitely need to work on my responses...because like a brick wall, i don't really have any. The up side is i have 4 months to work on it! (God help me if it takes that freakin long to start responding and conversing)
Today Tyler got here and gave us a little tour. We went to the beach and some stores, got snacks, and played ping pong with the cook. I just got back from playing a *free* game of billiards with tyler. But playing the game involved us waking up the owner's wife and newborn child. We didn't like it but the owner insisted and turned on the music for us and everything. We played one game, i sucked something awful, and we left.
Now it's 10 p.m....and old-lady, pumpkin-turning time is almost here. i need to break out of that stupid habit quick.
p.s. i hope people read this because it took a lot of effort to write this story, even if it is a pathetic story...in which case, read my jornal title. that warned you.
