When you're older, trips to foreign countries probably mean more to you. Especially if you're that nationality.  It seems really weird, coming back to the US, where you are surrounded by blonde, blue eyed people and you're the only one with black eyes and hair. In China, you feel like you belong, and you're not a foreigner. There is no asian syndrome, because everyone there follows it. Instead, the foreigners probably have foreigner syndrome. In smaller cities, people are really nice and you talk to strangers a lot. It is SO CROWDED though. But I wonder if I like that. There are many people to talk to.

First thing I thought when I came here: these people are fat!! no offense. But in China, one in 200 people or something are obese or overweight or something. I'm considered larger than average there because a lady had to get me a bigger size from the back of the store... lol. In the northern cities, tianjin and beijing the girls are very tall and skinny. About 1/4 of them or so are like over 5'8" and probably under 120 lbs. I didn't realize so many Chinese women were very tall. The more south you go, the shorter people are. In Beijing, the girls wear the CUTEST clothes! They wear skirts with ruffles with matching shirts, and with awesome strappy sandals. I came here and I was like, people in minnesota wear boring outfits! lol. Because people in mn wear khakis, jeans and sweatshirts, while ppl in Beijing wear tailored pants, shirts with cool design and cute dresses!

I need to start eating healthier. The junk food in china is like healthy food in the us. I drank a glass of tropicana today, and it was like packed with sugar. I also need to start exercising more. That's probably why the people there are so skinny. The walk and bike and eat healthy foods.

It's very ironic. The Chinese want to stay white, while Americans or should I say caucasians want to be DARk. During the afternoon, people walk with umbrellas over their head so they won't get tan.

The first couple of days were very rough because i was so tired and I was adjusting to everything (esp. the bathrooms!) squatting was very tricky. lol. Eating was hard because my grandparents forced food down my thorat. Ni bu neng chi zhe ge fan zai mei guo!! and then i was constipated for the first few days bc of the airplane ride (the airplane pressure you didn't need to know that)

I want ot live in Beijing when I get older. That means I will need to work hard on Chinese. I know about 1/3 of the words I see, and I want to be able to get to 80%.