Well I can tell you after 7 half-days of work I am ready for a vacation. I just can't wait till...wait what's that you say, I have 8 days of vacation coming up. They will begin on October the 1st which is like 4 days from now. Wow that is a relief because I am pretty sure that I was getting a little burnt out, and this is some much needed time off. For my time off I am going to qingdao, I really have no more information about the place to give you than the name of the city. Well I do know it is by the Ocean. Finn and Luke and Katherine went there last year and they told me it was amazing. What exactly is amazing about it, no idea they didn't actually give details. They just look at me knowingly and nod their hands and say, "You'll love Qingdao." That is all I get from them, well except for the admonishment to go to the Lennon club. It is apparently the only place in China were you can find a live band that knows how to play their instruments. They also take requests as well, Finn actually requested "Free Bird" and they played all 9 minutes of it and they played it well. So I am excited, but I don't why. What I do know is that I will meet Tyler, Sarah, Rebecca, and whoever else they bring with them in Qingdao, which I am pretty stoked about. Cause let's be honest I miss Tyler, as does pretty much everybody else. The best part is to get to Qingdao I have to take a 24 hour train ride to get there. Hooray me, hopefully I can get a first-class cabin which only has four beds instead of 6. I definitely do not want only a seat that would just be awful. It is bad enough that I will probably be travelling by myself, I say probably cause I might have another teacher traveling with me who is going home to qingdao, but if I can't sleep and have to sit in a chair the whole time I will go insane. So those are my holiday travel plans, I will update you as it gets closer, also expect a communications blackout for a few days while I am traveling and trying to find an internet connection.
So I have finished my first week of classes, whew only 16 more to go this semester. Of course now I have to do something besides just showing up. The first day is super easy I just walk in, they clap, I bow, and then I ask them all to introduce themselves to me. Hopefully if there is time left I will give them some time to ask me questions, but of course they ask in their introductions anyway. They also like to make suggestions to me as well. So I have decided to list a few of the more funny ones for you and translations as necessary:
"Maybe you should take some more exercise and then you will not be tired all the time." Man he is fat.
"I notice you drink cold water in the morning, you should drink hot water it will make you more healthly." Man he is fat I think maybe hot water will make him sweat some of that out.
"Do you have a girlfriend?" "Why not, I think you are so handsome." This was asked to me by a dude, which kind of freaked me out.
"What do you think of Chinese women." All the chicks in this class are hot, don't you agree.
"Would you like a Chinese girlfriend." My friend put me up to asking this question, that's why we all giggled when I asked you.
"What is the difference between Chinese girls and American girls." Not touching that one next
Actually that was the last funny one I can think of. You think oh those questions aren't that bad, well I got asked all those questions in everyone of those classes. On the girlfriend question I tried to give my reasoning for going cold turkey on women for the last 3 years and they just weren't having it. They kept rippping up the argument with their logic. I mean seriously if I chose to pretend being sad and alone is actually fun, because being unhappy makes me happy, I just don't understand why they wouldn't buy that. I actually thought about answering the question about the differences between American girls and Chinese girls but knew it would only get me in trouble. Plus they got mad when I referred to them as women, they said they were still girls. Which I find is an interesting cultural difference because American girls want to be know as women as soon as possible.
I am in the process of shooting some new videos for you guys, and I don't want to spoil the surprise but one will probably end up on youtube with the Star Wars kid videos. What do I care I am in China so neenier neenier. Also next post will be the infamous question and answer post, so get your questions in, I already have a few. I would also like to welcome some new people to the blog:
Daniel Moss: My African American brother from another mother.
Adam Holley: Kung fu smung fu, I am learning how to focus all my Chi into a point right outside of my palms. My teacher says next week I should be able to preform a Kamehameha wave.
Thu: I don't think I know your last name, whateves, good to see you. I now understand your addiction to large stuffed animals is a disease affecting all Asian women.
Mills Daddy: BIG Wave!!! Don't talk to me till you pop the question to your lady friend. I want to come back in time for the wedding.
Chris: I can only assume that it is Chris Wright, for two reason: one you gave me a correct historical date, two I only know two people named Chris and Mills Daddy is the other.
Shawn Taylor: I just want you to know that I would not be able to eat with chopsticks without the lesson you gave me at Saya that night we were there alone on a date...I mean what, no.
I hope everybody is enjoying the posts, I am taking a couple of days to write them now because I think they are better this way. Since I am writing them you will just have to like it. I will have tales of the naming for next time.
