Entry 12
Dear Journal,
so this is my last entry. The trip to China has come to an end. It feels weird. I know it was only two weeks but it felt way longer. I actually kind of felt like I lived there despite not always feeling at home because of the starring and all. This has really been an amazing trip and I have grown so close with all of my fellow travelers. I’m currently on the plane to Dubai. Of course the service is amazing because I’m flying Emirates! I have to give Professor props. He made a great choice choosing Emirates.
Silk Street was very interesting. I spent a couple hundred rimibi there I(which was nothing in US dollars). I bought mostly stuff for myself since I had already gotten souvenirs for everyone else. The merchants (I guess you would call them that) were so intense. The one girl kept grabbing on me and she didn’t want me to leave the shop. She kept saying, “We friends! We friends!” I wasn’t falling for that. I looked at her and said, “No, we’re not. I don’t know you.” She just starred at me. I guess her english didn’t go that far. I was actually passing by this toy shop and the woman called out to me, “Hey, my sister come into my shop!” I busted out laughing and walked away. I don’t know what that was about.
As I sit on this plane starring out the window I can’t believe that I still can’t believe I’m actually leaving China. Soon I’ll be back in the US and the world will be colorful again if you know what I mean. lol Then the friends I have made on this trip…well, we all will go our separate ways and I can’t help but wonder if we’ll be friends after this. I hope so. I’ve had some great experiences with these people. If I could go on this trip all over again and could choose who to travel with, I wouldn’t choose any differently. These are the people I was suppose to travel with.
The other China trip has nothing on our trip. Professor Wang was definitely the right Professor to travel with. He knew how to make the trip both educational and fun. It was like he was one of the students but he still remained separate as a professor. And I never felt like he was monitoring me or like he was being too over bearing. He trusted us enough to allow us to explore China on our own. I respect him for that and would recommend this trip to anyone.
Well, goodbye China. I had fun while I was here. I learned so much about your history and culture, but I promise you one day I will return. So if you think about it China this isn’t really a goodbye but more of a see ya in awhile. So I’ll see you in awhile China!
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