I haven't posted in a while cause there wasn't anything exciting or pressing that I needed/wanted to share, but I feel like it's good to fill everyone in on those details sometimes. Me and the group of people from BGSU have made pretty good friends with a lot of international students; we're very close with the other Americans, a few girls from Europe (like Poland, Italy, Slovenia, Slovakia, Austria, Germany) and a bunch of French students. We're actually traveling to Chengdu with five French students that we've become really fond of, and we're all excited because they're very good people and a lot of fun to be around. I'm glad we met students that we clicked with so well and that share our values/desires about being here in China. It's nice to know that there are people that think like we do, feel like we do, and act on what they believe, which is why most of them are here.
Going back to the Chengdu thing, we're actually leaving today (tomorrow for you people in the states)! We're taking an overnight train there from Xi'an and arriving at 9:00 in the morning; perfect! We're going to go see pandas, try and climb a mountain, see some temples and national parks, and just take in the feel of the city itself. It costs 1000元, about 150 USD, to hold a panda; yikes! But I think the money is worth it, especially since they're so rare, it's not really THAT much money, and I get to actually hold it. I'll have my camera, so everyone in our group will be able to have the memory in pictures, which will help us rationalize the money. China Bilotte is the one that's especially excited, because her sorority's mascot is a panda! She's incredibly excited to feel closer to home, closer to China, and closer to this endangered species all at the same time.
As for me, I'm excited to go to the city that so many people say they fall in love with, that they never want to leave, and that they write songs about. As for the excitement of Chengdu and the good friends, nothing else is really worth writing about. just kinda living, going to school, and getting used to the language, the people, and the culture, which takes a lot of time to do all of that!
Until I return
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