How many times:
- I’ve been called handsome (to my face): 3
- I’ve been called wise by my own teammate in front of the entire class (much to my chagrin): 1
- I’ve been asked awkward questions in front of the class: 3
- I’ve been swindled: 1
- I’ve been asked if I want a Chinese girlfriend: 2
- I’ve had to think very fast in regard to questions asked: 5
- I’ve made a fool of myself: 1
- I’ve had a participant buy me lunch: 1 (today was my first time! It’s an honor for them)
- I've had my picture taken before/after class: 4
- I've thought that the sound of cicadas reminds me of a horror film: 6
- I've worn the same outfit without washing: Almost every day
- the Chinese wear the same outfit without washing: Same
- I've used a "squatty potty": 2
- I’ve eaten donkey: 1
- I’ve wished for American food: I lost count (honestly, everyone thinks that the food is sooo great—when they’re in the States. You try eating it for three meals a day).
- I’ve had a participant or a university student here help me: I lost count
- I’ve caught myself using “Special English” with my fellow Americans: 3
- I've been told by the students that they love us and are having a great time: Everyday
- I've thought that this is the greatest thing I've ever done: Everyday
- my mom has told me she missed me: infinity
- How much my lunch today cost: >$1 (and there was more food than I could eat)
- Scariest thing I’ve done so far: hand my passport, visa, and photo to a Chinese guy (to get my visa extended). Course, I know it’ll be taken care of well.
- How many children in stores have grabbed their mom or grandma and said in Chinese, “Foreigner!”: 6
- How many bugs I drown in my cold coffee this morning: 2
Note, these are all just from a week of being here. Maybe I’ll try to update and add to this list every so often….
EDIT: I thought of a few more things and had to update my "handsome" one. And I reformated to bullet points.
2 comments:
I finally found the time to read this blog and I had to really laugh at the "splits" story. :) It sounds like you're having a blast, friend!
Some of these facts are just begging to be explained in detail... such as your being swindled.
And there was one you left off - how many times you answered "yes" to wanting a Chinese girlfriend. ;)
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