Entry 5
Dear Journal,
okay so I asked some of the Chinese students and apparently Koreans love Americans. No one get mad at me, this is what I was just told. They’re crazy over Americans though so far from what I’ve seen I wouldn’t say it was just Koreans… and by the way when they think of Americans they think of white Americans so they’re really crazy over them. Blonde hair and blue eyes is top notch…like it is around most of the world I hate to say. People have preferences. But why? Where do they come from? That would probably take a long look in history and society. A bit too much work for this girl, but I have a few ideas of where racial admiration and preferences come from, but back to China since that is the point of this journal. Okay so besides the Great Wall yesterday we all went to the Nest which is where the 2008 Olympics were held. It’s called a nest on account of its shape which resembles a bird’s nest. It was really cool, but honestly I think most of us were more interested in the Food Expo that was passing through. They had food from all across Asia. Thailand, China, Japan, Korea and so many I can’t even remember them. It was here that I tried my first fried ice cream and can I just say mmmmmmmmmm. Now the ice cream was different than American ice cream. Less sugar and toppings, just basic old school ice cream that tasted a lot like milk. I enjoyed it but my friend Jessica who calls herself an ice cream coniseur ( I know I spelled that wrong) thought one lick was enough to last her.
Dinner tonight was good. I won’t go into too many details, but I’ll just say that the egg plant dish was delicious. I give props to the Chef. Egg plant is a hit or miss dish or at least it is in my opinion. On to the next topic. Jet lag! Oh yes, isn’t it lovely! Thank fully I don’t have it that bad. During the day I’m a little tired but not to the point where I’m falling asleep and actually most of my exhaustion comes from the heat. Since arriving in Beijing its been getting hotter and hotter. The heat also isn’t good for my hair. Dries it out. So of course I haven’t been on this China trip for very long, but so far I’m enjoying it much more than my trip to London and Paris and I expect these feelings to continue. I’ve wrote about this before so bare with me. Europe is cool. I mean they have the Eiffle Tower, Big Ben, an amazing history full of influential philosophers, inventors and artists, but its so similar to the states which makes since because America was originally a British colony. We have a similar foundation and therefore a similar culture even today. Asia on the other hand is across the globe and though its modernizing and becoming “americanized” there is still that essential base that makes the nations so different. I like it and wouldn’t mind coming back for another trip.
I almost forgot! Let me talk about their toilets. Lets they have toilets which for some reason several people didn’t believe China had. They don’t have the seats you sit on, they have…well…I don’t want to make it sound barbaric, but basically they have holes in the ground. The toilet seat is installed in the ground with regular plumbing and everything, The only thing missing is the neck of the toilet. Well, now I’m going to sleep or else I won;t be able to make it through the tomorrow. See ya.
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