This past week was a bit different than other weeks. Not
much happened because we spent the whole week preparing for our midterms that
were on Thursday and Friday. Midterms
are taken VERY seriously here and I’ll admit that I was scared out of my mind.
Of course all the stress really wasn’t necessary as the tests weren’t as bad as
they were made out to be. Funny story though – everyone has to put their bags,
books, phones, etc at the front of the class before taking the test. So I
brought mine up – PHONE ON SILENT – to the teacher. Five minutes into the class
someone’s phone starts vibrating. Everyone ignores it because it’s probably
just a call and will end soon. Nope. I was sitting there all annoyed at whoever
didn’t turn their phone off because I couldn’t concentrate. The teacher
listened to each of the bags and called a guy up to check his phone. He goes up
and says it isn’t his. She listens more and thinks it’s coming from a different
bag. MINE. I guess I had forgotten to
turn my usual Thursday morning alarm off…
One day while we were taking a study break and just talking
in my room some people discovered that stuff can stick to the wall above my
desk. I had noticed this sticky stuff in the very beginning and just never said
anything about it because there isn’t much I can do about it, but everyone
found it amusing.
We only have three weeks of Chinese classes left! I can just
imagine how fast that time is going to go.
I gave in finally and wore a mask out Friday. The pollution
was awful and I’m tired of getting sick because of it. But ironically I got sick that night with food
poisoning. I swear, if it’s not one
thing, it’s another. So I ended up not going to the Great Wall on Saturday. I
gave my ticket to another girl in my group so she could go, so I think it all
ended up for the best! I’m feeling much better now, but I can’t pinpoint what
made me sick so I’m a bit paranoid to eat again.
Wednesday some more places were knocked down. It wasn’t as
intense as last time, but it was still a shock.
Man, I'm sorry you had to miss the Great Wall for food poisoning :( At least you can say you've already been there, however foggy it may have been, haha
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