After an episode with my converter that involved smoke pouring out of it and some issues with our Internet access, I am finally blogging. It's the morning of my third day in Beijing, China, around 7:30 a.m. on July 9th. (It's 6:30 p.m., July 8th in Chicago right now.) I don't have a lot of time to write now, but I thought I should put something up since I have the Internet finally. So many interesting and humorous things have happened since my arrival on Sunday, I don't know if I'll be able to get them all on here, but I'll try to cover the good stuff later today when I get some downtime: taxi rides, the bar (not what you think), the cafeteria, the train, Tiananmen Square, haggling, the "Red Squares of Breakfast Doom," and Wal-Mart and Pizza Hut. We are also meeting with the Beijing Olympic Committee this morning, so hopefully we'll find out more about what we'll be doing to prepare for the Games in the next month.
For now, here are pictures of Wal-Mart. Yes, I took pictures in Wal-Mart like a crazy tourist. Couldn't help myself, it's an uncanny combination of Americana and China:
The pink things are dragon fruit. I aim to try it. Check back soon!
1 comment:
While you're there, see if you can get anyone to sell you secrets.
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