Hey everybody! Sorry I haven't posted lately. I've had a ton of homework!!! So, today is Thursday, and it's 8am over here. This past week has been the Chinese National Holiday, so I haven't had classes, which has been sweeeeeeeet. I've been catching up on some work and other stuff, exploring Jinan some more, killing mosquitos in my room because I keep getting eaten alive! I am honestly covered from head to toe in painfully itchy bites. Ugh. Also, the weather has been doing something freaky; it's been relatively warmish/hot ever since I've arrived in China, and last Sunday and Monday was absolutely FREEZING- I'm talking two straight days of rain, and nights so cold that I could see my breath. So strange! But then it warmed right back up, and it's been really hot. I wonder when it'll start actually getting cold and
staying cold. Anyways, this weekend should be looking good: I'm going to Qingdao! AND FOR WHAT?
Beerfest. Of course.
Just kidding. No, but really. I had this trip planned since it was the last weekend of the National Holiday- and then we find out that the annual International Beer Festival that they normally hold in the middle of August was pushed back to September- October because of the Olympics. So this is going to be the last weekend. It's called "Qingdao: GANBEI WITH THE WORLD!" (Ganbei: means "to toast drinks.")
I'm really excited. I'll be going with a group of 25 friends- we're leaving today around noon and coming back Sunday morning! It'll be my first excursion outside of Jinan, and my last weekend bigger trip until late December (when my classes end.) Kind of sucks that I don't get anymore legitimate "breaks"- at Beloit I would've had a 10 day Fall Break, Thanksgiving Breaks, and a few more random "no-classes-day-off" kind of dealios. Meh. I'm excited to see Qingdao!! I can't wait! :)
