China-isms

Here are some things that I've learned while being in China... Maybe this is a little pessimistic, but I think it's a healthy way to fume

Police can drive on the sidewalk when needed.

MSG is to China as Salt is to America, Chinese add a little of it to every dish to make it taste better! (In the kitchen it looks like salt with long thin grains)

Chocolate is to America as Red Bean paste is to China

I never knew how much of an animal we Americans don't use, until I've seen a piece of pork meat here, with one third of it being meat, one third being fat, and the other third being the skin.

Cleanliness inside the home is a virtue... cleanliness on the outside of the home is not.

In China, you don't eat the skin of the grapes.

Police cars are not only for policemen...

Slapping yourself is good excersise, and is the regular morning practice of most old Chinese people.

Air conditioners are unhealthy. If they use them, they will often also open the windows.

It's not impolite to stare... starring contests can happen anytime, anywhere

In case of traffic confusion, stick to one rule: The biggest vehicle has the right-of-way

In China, the dressing room areas are co-ed...

I think they have more KFC's in China than in America.

Fruit is very easy to open in China... with all the growth hormones in them, sometimes they open themselves (some bananas I buy are partly peeled because the peels are too small for the bananas inside).

Sunshine Camp

Finally! I found some good internet!!! This is amazing, and I'm going to try to take full advantage of it! Here are a bunch of pictures for you guys to see of our time in Xi'an! This includes our wonderful time in Sunshine Camp! Enjoy

Part of the team behind the terracotta warriors

We found swords

We also found one of the greatest things I've found in China... a backalley skating rink, filled with pro-college age skaters.

This was one of the stunts these guys did, having 2 guys skate on top of each other

We, of course, wanted to attempt this too...

But failed

This is me trying to fit in with the Chinese guys

2011 CEO International Sunshine Camp

A couple of people in my group, oddly in a window

More friends on top of a statue in the campus we were at

Throughout the camp, groups had to complete different tasks for points... this is the human pyramid

We also had a photo scavenger hunt... This one was my idea, representing the evolution of love

A lily pad

We're pandas

Butterfly mask...

Working with some groundskeepers

And now... finally I am caught up... I have been in Chengdu for one month now, and I start school in 2 days!! So exciting... I have many stories to tell, and will try to get some up soon!

p.s- Totally comment if you would like! I think I enabled them, just realizing that I had them disabled