Happy New Year!

Have I really not updated this in a month? I'm terrible! :P

Anyway, this week was the Chinese New Year. As can be guessed, there was a lot of celebration going on. Unfortunately, most of my friends went home to their families (good for them!) so I had no choice but to celebrate on my own for a majority of the week. One of my friends here, Nancy, took me to a special market that's only around during the New Year and bought me some presents. Props to Nancy for being a good friend!


Other than that, I didn't do much for the New Year. The good thing is that my holiday boredom inspired me to join some events that I normally wouldn't. As a result, I wound up going to Xigong again, this time with a lot of other international students. We wound up hiking through a lot of mountains (about 15 miles worth) in order to get to a beach, where we just kinda slept, chilled, and played soccer for the afternoon. It was a lot of fun, and very relaxing. Though I am a bit tired and sunburned now.

We took a cab back and ate in XiGong. I was hoping we'd eat some expensive Seafood, especially after the long hike, but a couple people we were concerned about the price so we just wound up eating at a normal cafeteria. It was a bit of a let-down after an otherwise awesome day, but thankfully it didn't stop me from enjoying the time I spent with everyone. I do hope, though, that next time we all agree on a place to eat beforehand.

Anyway, as of Wednesday the break is over; though I'll probably go to the office tomorrow. Also, vague plans to apply for my Visa on Tuesday. Better print out the form. Here's a couple more pictures before I go (and, of course, you can always find more on the photobucket I linked to in the first post):