China

From door to door my journey to China took 26 HOURS 32 MINUTES 13 SECONDS AND 3 MILLISECONDS. It wasn't as awful as it could have been but I don't exactly want to spend another 12 straight hours on a plane anytime soon. 

First impressions: I have NEVER seen so many bikes in my life. I swear around each corner there are hundreds more lurking. The traffic on campus due to cars is basically nothing, but there is always a steady flow of bikers. Speaking of which, I will become one of the hundreds tomorrow when I venture off to purchase one. The decent ones that include a basket and lock run about 130 Renminbi which exchanges to about $19. The last bike I bought in the states was about 400 times that amount. And don't worry Ma I will wear my helmet.

First authentic Chinese meal was very tasty! Seriously. I tried everything, except for the eel, including a dish a black flaky things with an interestingly chewy texture that turned out to be tree fungus. They say its very healthy for you. Everything else was more or less normal looking and tasting.