Never Take Us Alive

Ok, so somehow, even though I have yet to be able to pay my internet bill, I have posted twice within a short time of each other. I say not ABLE to pay because Monday I had class from 8 AM to 6:30 PM, and today (Tuesday) I went only to have the conversation go like this (In Chinese):

*I walk up*
Lady: You here for internet?
Me: Yea. One month.
Lady: No internet today. Come back tomorrow. (More or less literal translation. She meant can’t pay for it today).
Me: Tomorrow?! (Even though I had just remember you can only do it MWF)
Lady: Yes.
Me: Ok. See you tomorrow.

So I went to McDonalds for breakfast.

Then I went to Chinese Painting. I’m totally rocking that class. We’re doing bamboo right now. I could draw bamboo all day long and be happy. I find it strangely satisfying. I also enjoy the smell of the ink. Luckily we don’t have to grind our own though. It’s very Daoist in nature, that is, harmony, and painting with your heart and mind and all that. Taiji is also fun, but it’s more challenging. And starting to be a workout.

I did learn how to break someone’s arm today. Well, course we did it really slowly like Taiji does, but if you speed it up, you’re supposed to blocking a punch and breaking the arm.

I love this country.

So, this week and the next will be pretty busy for me. I got those two classes which are NOT pushovers. Both teachers take their vocations VERY seriously (our art teacher is a grad student in art) and require us to practice outside of class. Plus I have my Chinese class which holds regular quizzes. Just this week, we are starting our assignment to translate a Chinese pop song. We need characters / pinyin / English. I’m super excited for it and I have a good song. I feel I have a good start on it too.

That’s it. Due lack of ready internet and a really busy schedule, pictures/videos are stalled. Someday I’ll get them. Maybe the weekend?

Or maybe in three weeks when I’m in Alaska.