originally written: Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Today I bought a train ticket to Beijing for this weekend! A few of the other teachers here are also going. We’ve got a lot packed into the agenda including: The Forbidden City, the Great Wall and Tiananmen Square. One weekend will definitely not be enough to see everything, but it will have to do for now!
My week-long laundry problem has been solved! Today, I brought my dirty clothes to this place on campus that apparently does students’ laundry; however, they were too backed up to take any more loads on. Frustrated and annoyed about how hard it is for me to get such a simple task done, I returned to my hotel thinking about how much more underwear I’d have to buy. Something had to be done, so I decided to brave the hotel washing machine again. After a series of attempts at reading the Chinese washing instructions, bothering the cleaning lady more than once and a water explosion that left me mopping the laundry room floor, I finally have clean clothes! Since there are no dryers here (or pretty much anywhere other than North America) I’ve got socks and underwear all over my room waiting to dry: on the chairs, light fixtures and even the TV. Luckily, I will no longer be writing about something as boring as laundry… at least for now.
Tonight, I'm buried in marking again. The soundtrack to my evening is especially exciting tonight - the rooster, sirens, fireworks and a Chinese opera that is being broadcast through the streets (I have no idea why).
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