It feels a little like Kingston ...
I’m procrastinating in class while I write this today. It’s OK mom, we’re summarizing readings, and the girl who is going now is summarizing the first half of the book that I had to (and hance had to read all of to get the context of it all). Again, it’s been a dry couple of days, we finally finish up our daily classes on Thursday, have our first language class Thursday night, and a day off on Friday! (well, there’s another language class that afternoon, but it’s OK, if I leave early, I can go see something touristy, all of the sites keep banker’s hours, closing at 4:30 or 5pm at the latest. That kinda blows for me, as I don’t finish class until 3:30.I’m sorry Mila & Mirek, I’m not heading to Canton. Not yet. I have 5 days at the end of December to travel a little more before I go, so I might see what I can do then. It’s also friggin hot here, and as I’m a sweaty girl, I’d rather go somewhere a little more temperate for my break. So, I am booking a train to Xi’an this afternoon (at the English counter in the railway station – and then wander myself downtown for a bit). Xi’an is the burial place of the first Emperor of Qin, the brutal tyrant who is credited with unifying the seven warring states of China, and creating a single unified language and cuurency system.. Violent guy, but really had a hand in shaping modern China. Anyways, in 1975 a farmer accidentally unearthed hundreds of terracotta warriors and horses (each one with a unique face, indicating that they were possible based on live models), and they realized that it was to protect the tome of Qin Shi Huang, the very first emperor of China around 200 BCE. Then I’m going to hook up with Hilary in Xi’an and head to Luoyang, another one of the seven ancient cities, and see the grottoes & temples (it has the first Buddhist temple in all of China). Should be pretty cool!!
I’m working on a photo webpage, so as soon as it’s up, I’ll post the addy for y’all!
Later
posted by Jenn @ 8:20 a.m.
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