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So I'm avoiding doing my homework, but that can only last another 30 minutes or so. My computer has been acting up lately which doesn't make me very happy.
Yesterday I did go to the Daoli district with some of my classmates (pictures up). It was a lot of fun. We didn't really have a plan, we just went there and walked around. It was great not to have to worry about my homework and actually relax. We went to a western style restaurant for lunch. I haven't heard good things about pizza in China, but the stuff we had wasn't bad. I mean it wasn't amazing, but it was pizza. After lunch we walked around some more, went into a pretty large shopping center. If I ever feel like spending American prices for clothing I'll go there. They have lots of winter jackets on sale for super cheap right now, I"m debating on buying one now when they're on sale, or waiting and seeing how mine works out. After wandering around a bit, we went to a Russian restaurant/coffee shop. It's a great place. It's small and quaint but has a historical feel to it with the old pictures and newspaper articles on the walls. Some of it is in Russian, some in Chinese, and even a few in Japanese. There are even pictures of the restuarant from 1957. The food and the drinks were a little expensive (I'm glad we just got coffee), but I might go back sometime and eat just to see how it is. We came back to campus after a couple of hours, and it was probably a good choice because when we got on the bus it started pouring rain.
Today I woke up early so I could do some homework (my newspaper reading class is going to be the end of me) and then at noon I decided I wanted to go explore the area a bit more. I walked away from campus and found a main road and just walked for awhile. I've been wanting to buy some shoes and maybe a couple shirts so I found a little hole in the wall shop and went in. The woman was really helpful, and I actually found a shirt that fit me! I tried to talk her down from 68 kuai, but she wouldn't go less than 65, haha. I don't think my bartering skills are that great :) I thought about it later though, and 65 kuai is less than $10, so really I got a pretty nice shirt for really cheap (by an Americans standards). I walked a ways more, I think my "crossing busy streets with no traffic laws" skills are improving. I found a shoe shop and went in, I was pretty happy when I found that I can actually find shoes in my size :) I bought a pair and chatted it up with the girl working at the shop. She pointed me in the direction of a shop where I could buy some nail polish. At the end of the day I had spent probably around $20 for a shirt, a pair of cute shoes, and some nail polish. Not too bad I would say. This was the first time I had bought something here that I probably didn't actually need, it was fun and a nice break, but I don't think I'll make a habit of it.
We only have 4 days of class this coming week and then we're going on a weekend trip. So I'm sure I'll have more pictures coming next week!
P.S. I still can't use Facebook.
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