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昨天晚上我去学生餐厅吃晚饭，当我点了一盘炒饭以后，才发现我忘了带饭卡。我跟一个正在吃面的同学借饭卡，我说我会给他现金。可能是他忙着吃面，所以他说不行。我就只好再跟另一个同学借，这个同学人很好，不但借我饭卡，还少拿我五毛钱现金。虽然这个结果不错，可是大家去吃饭还是要记得带饭卡啊！
Tai-Heng (Am I writing a reading comprehension paragraph?)
Tai-Heng (Am I writing a reading comprehension paragraph?)
今天考试以后，我和Addison在回宿舍的时 候一位中国人来跟我们说一说。她问了，我们可不可以帮她复习英文，因为她快会考试（IELTS）。我们说行，给她写我们的电邮位置。她也给我们写她的电 话号码。我们今天晚上或者明天要帮助他。我希望我们也可以练习我们的汉语。我觉得这很好。
----林彬仁 (Braden) 5/22
----林彬仁 (Braden) 5/22
今天我们有了一个考试，糟糕！考试以后，我们去看一个艺术大学表演。我们看到有跳舞的，京剧的，唱歌的，还有打鼓的。我觉得京剧很有意思，因为很有名可是我不喜欢听京剧。他们唱歌唱得很好奇，他们唱得我的耳朵疼了。 我真喜欢打鼓，很好听，好看。四个姑娘打鼓打得非常好，我爱她们！一个姑娘唱歌唱得很漂亮了。她好像一个有名的歌唱家。表演的时候，一个俄罗斯人唱得不错，可是很有意思。他的朋友不知道做什么，所以他们站住在他的旁边。
~欧雪娜
~欧雪娜
上个周末我们去五大连池, 还去爬了火山。我们坐巴士去五大连池, 坐巴士的时候, 我看到很多奇怪的东西。我看到了死猫的身体, 我觉得那只猫好像死了很久, 可是没有人把它埋起来。在巴士上我还看见很多别的动物和农民, 我从来没看过农民在田里用手工作。还有，他们穿的衣服跟很久以前的人一样，我好像在看很久以前的照片。我觉得很特别。
~~王俊媚 Juliet
~~王俊媚 Juliet
虽然在美国有山洞，但是我从来没去过冰洞。上个周末是我第一次去冰洞，我觉得很好玩，也非常漂亮。在冰洞里有很多冰雕和很多颜色的小灯。一下去冰洞就像冬天一样冷，有水也有冰，我很喜欢，可是下楼梯的时候我要小心，因为很滑。我觉得很奇怪，为什么火山旁边有冰洞？除了冰洞以外，火山也很漂亮。可是我觉得爬火山太累了。
~~王俊媚 Juliet
~~王俊媚 Juliet
There is much to be said about my trip to china. Many stories to be explained that can’t, and shouldn’t be explained all at once. Instead, I’ll simply bring up my current thoughts and share things from earlier in the trip as they enter my head.
Last night myself and two of my pengyous (Ryan and Jack), went to one of our more favorite casual night spots. Its called the Fox Pub and its owned by a Chinese guy who speaks great English with a British accent because he spent some time in the UK. He likes to make the pub as westernized as possible and its clear what kind of market he’s appealing to. But not just westerners are drawn to his bar – there are always tables full of Chinese people having a beer and a laugh throwing darts at one of the dart boards in the back. I appreciate the place because he seems to have one of the more cleanlier washroom facilities around. Well it was a slower night out because last night just so happened to be pouring rain. Not many people venture out in rain storms apparently, thus being why it was only myself and two other pengyous.
Before we stopped in at Fox Pub, we wanted to chi some fan so we stepped in at the friendly neighborhood chuar dealer (chuarstaurant) right down the street. We wined ourselves with a bottle of Snow Beer and dined ourselves with a collection of beef, lamb, and chicken…all on a stick. We discussed how a simple concept such as this could really take off on a college campus such as East Lansing. Being that many restaurants are looking to stay afloat in the city….a place with low over head and low labor cost could be quite successful. It could be just me, but I think many Americans alike would agree that meat just tastes better on a stick. Aside from the chuar, we each ordered some bread that is kind of like pita bread. We asked for it spicy – as if there’s any other way to eat it, and as expected, they made it spicy. I think it’s important to note that neither Ryan nor Jack could handle the spiciness. Both had to scrape off the spice with their chuar sticks and yet both of them kept sweating profusely. It was raining outside, but they had more precipitation on their face from the spice than they got the whole walk over to the chuarstaurant.
So after filling our stomachs, we continued our adventure to Fox. We were greeted by the owner of the place and took our normal seats with him at a table in front of the bar in order to ensure maximum efficiency of wasting as little time as possible getting the pitcher out of the bartenders hand and into our eagerly awaiting stomachs. We spent the next few hours exchanging drinking games from America and China. The Bar owner – Alan is his name – also supplied some great stories about his experiences being a small business owner in China. His stories are not only interesting, but extremely helpful in getting a better grasp on how business is operated in China. He also shared us his knowledge about a recent event that caused one of our favorite bars since we’ve been in Harbin to close. The bar called Russian Size suffered from some kind of bar fight where one of the guys involved ended up being killed. I guess that means he lost the fight? Anyways, it’s really too bad because Russian Size was like our stomping grounds.
In any case, the night was a success and we had a great time enjoying a relaxed night out and talking with the locals and hearing about the paths that their lives have taken them thus far.
-- Addison
Last night myself and two of my pengyous (Ryan and Jack), went to one of our more favorite casual night spots. Its called the Fox Pub and its owned by a Chinese guy who speaks great English with a British accent because he spent some time in the UK. He likes to make the pub as westernized as possible and its clear what kind of market he’s appealing to. But not just westerners are drawn to his bar – there are always tables full of Chinese people having a beer and a laugh throwing darts at one of the dart boards in the back. I appreciate the place because he seems to have one of the more cleanlier washroom facilities around. Well it was a slower night out because last night just so happened to be pouring rain. Not many people venture out in rain storms apparently, thus being why it was only myself and two other pengyous.
Before we stopped in at Fox Pub, we wanted to chi some fan so we stepped in at the friendly neighborhood chuar dealer (chuarstaurant) right down the street. We wined ourselves with a bottle of Snow Beer and dined ourselves with a collection of beef, lamb, and chicken…all on a stick. We discussed how a simple concept such as this could really take off on a college campus such as East Lansing. Being that many restaurants are looking to stay afloat in the city….a place with low over head and low labor cost could be quite successful. It could be just me, but I think many Americans alike would agree that meat just tastes better on a stick. Aside from the chuar, we each ordered some bread that is kind of like pita bread. We asked for it spicy – as if there’s any other way to eat it, and as expected, they made it spicy. I think it’s important to note that neither Ryan nor Jack could handle the spiciness. Both had to scrape off the spice with their chuar sticks and yet both of them kept sweating profusely. It was raining outside, but they had more precipitation on their face from the spice than they got the whole walk over to the chuarstaurant.
So after filling our stomachs, we continued our adventure to Fox. We were greeted by the owner of the place and took our normal seats with him at a table in front of the bar in order to ensure maximum efficiency of wasting as little time as possible getting the pitcher out of the bartenders hand and into our eagerly awaiting stomachs. We spent the next few hours exchanging drinking games from America and China. The Bar owner – Alan is his name – also supplied some great stories about his experiences being a small business owner in China. His stories are not only interesting, but extremely helpful in getting a better grasp on how business is operated in China. He also shared us his knowledge about a recent event that caused one of our favorite bars since we’ve been in Harbin to close. The bar called Russian Size suffered from some kind of bar fight where one of the guys involved ended up being killed. I guess that means he lost the fight? Anyways, it’s really too bad because Russian Size was like our stomping grounds.
In any case, the night was a success and we had a great time enjoying a relaxed night out and talking with the locals and hearing about the paths that their lives have taken them thus far.
-- Addison
So today we actually finished our level 3 books! We started on the first chapter of level 4. I must say its pretty exciting and I think I would take this experience including all of the fast-pace, hard work over a normal year of classes any day. Its weird to think that I’m only 2 semesters away from finishing the top level of Chinese MSU has to offer. I hardly doubt I’m skilled enough to be considered advanced in Chinese (as I’m sure my classmates can contest) but maybe a little extra time in China will fix that problem. As I write this blog I am waiting for a phone call from a company that is giving me an interview. If I get the internship, I’ll be staying at least until October in Beijing.
But anyways, class has been a lot of fun, and even though I don’t think I’m very close to being fluent – I feel that I have learned a lot. Our teachers here are very good. Especially Gao Laoshi. It seems that she has a lot of experience and you can tell that she still has a lot of passion for her job. It’s obvious in her lesson plans that she puts a lot of work in all the ways she tries to teach us. She always makes notice in front of the class about how I’m improving. I hope she’s right. Either I really am improving, or she probably thinks I’m just super cute. It’s probably both. It’s kind of funny when I think about our behavior in class though. Really, we’re at the same level of literacy as 2nd graders. Not only that…but our level of humor is at about the same level. We all giggle hysterically at pretty much the lamest jokes. I’m sure our teachers think American’s are all wack jobs. I’m not making excuses though, class can be pretty fun and we all have a great time there together. Cheers.
Addison James
But anyways, class has been a lot of fun, and even though I don’t think I’m very close to being fluent – I feel that I have learned a lot. Our teachers here are very good. Especially Gao Laoshi. It seems that she has a lot of experience and you can tell that she still has a lot of passion for her job. It’s obvious in her lesson plans that she puts a lot of work in all the ways she tries to teach us. She always makes notice in front of the class about how I’m improving. I hope she’s right. Either I really am improving, or she probably thinks I’m just super cute. It’s probably both. It’s kind of funny when I think about our behavior in class though. Really, we’re at the same level of literacy as 2nd graders. Not only that…but our level of humor is at about the same level. We all giggle hysterically at pretty much the lamest jokes. I’m sure our teachers think American’s are all wack jobs. I’m not making excuses though, class can be pretty fun and we all have a great time there together. Cheers.
Addison James
So recently I’ve started to download a bunch of Chinese music. My dear friend Andy figured out how I could download some software so that my computer can finally read Chinese characters. Then he proceeded to show me how on Google you can download music….for free. So since then I’ve been downloading Chinese music like a fat kid with a free pass in a candy store. Surprisingly, I have come to find that I enjoy female singers more so in Chinese. Rarely do I like female singers in the States. My favorite artist so far seems to be a singer named Penny known in China as 戴佩妮. Tai-Heng says she’s from Taiwan and that he used to listen to her a lot. You have good taste my friend. I’m surprised about how much I actually do like it because I really can’t understand most of it…but I do feel proud of myself when I can figure out what they’re singing. I heard that a lot of people can really improve their fluency just by listening to music or TV shows in another language. Thankfully I can find a lot of Chinese music I like listening to so if that’s true, I should start seeing a quick improvement pretty soon here. I can’t wait to go back to the states and start bumping my new Chinese music on my system. Basically because people will come ask me if I know what the song is saying. Even if I don’t I’ll probably just lie and say I do. Because whatever I tell them they’re saying….they really aren’t going to know if I’m telling the truth or not now are they?
The clubs here in China have a real good mix of playing good American music and Chinese music. Korean music is really big here too. When Michael Jackson died, the club we went to that weekend had a period of time when they just played a Michael Jackson song one after another. Mike Snow took the club by storm when he busted his out his MJ glove and started pulling out some pretty impressive moves. It usually takes me at least a 6 pack before I could start coming up with some of those moves, but Mike held his own pretty good.
Addison James
The clubs here in China have a real good mix of playing good American music and Chinese music. Korean music is really big here too. When Michael Jackson died, the club we went to that weekend had a period of time when they just played a Michael Jackson song one after another. Mike Snow took the club by storm when he busted his out his MJ glove and started pulling out some pretty impressive moves. It usually takes me at least a 6 pack before I could start coming up with some of those moves, but Mike held his own pretty good.
Addison James
Last week we finished our second class of Chinese folk music. I really enjoyed this class and was really excited that we got to listen to Harbin students play their instruments. All of them were really terrific and I was really amazed at their skill level. We got to see a lot of different instruments and were also able to watch a lot of videos of a bunch of different performances. There was even a cool video of a skit done at the Beijing Olympics where a bunch of men hiding under some kind of box statue all synchronized different movements to make it look like it was a gigantic computer image. It was very impressive.
One of the instruments we got to see is the Er-Hu. Its like a two stringed violin. I was really surprised about all the different sounds the student could make with it.
Then there was also the Zheng. It’s like a very long harp with lots and lots of strings. I even got to play it. I did better than I thought I would, but it’s still a pretty challenging instrument. There are just so many strings! There was also a guitar looking thing that I can’t remember its name. I think it was my favorite instrument too and the student was absolutely superb at it. Apparently she has only been studying the instrument for 3 years and rumor has it that she is already the best college student in all of China. She played a really terrific song for us that was really up beat. The first instrument that was played for us was a flute that was made out of bamboo. He played us songs from the North that were more of a fast paced and upbeat tempo that resembles all the happy people outside. He also played us Southern style music that was a softer tempo at the pace of rain and such. Personally, I think I’m more of a Northern style kind of guy but the whole music experience was very enjoyable.
Addison
One of the instruments we got to see is the Er-Hu. Its like a two stringed violin. I was really surprised about all the different sounds the student could make with it.
Then there was also the Zheng. It’s like a very long harp with lots and lots of strings. I even got to play it. I did better than I thought I would, but it’s still a pretty challenging instrument. There are just so many strings! There was also a guitar looking thing that I can’t remember its name. I think it was my favorite instrument too and the student was absolutely superb at it. Apparently she has only been studying the instrument for 3 years and rumor has it that she is already the best college student in all of China. She played a really terrific song for us that was really up beat. The first instrument that was played for us was a flute that was made out of bamboo. He played us songs from the North that were more of a fast paced and upbeat tempo that resembles all the happy people outside. He also played us Southern style music that was a softer tempo at the pace of rain and such. Personally, I think I’m more of a Northern style kind of guy but the whole music experience was very enjoyable.
Addison
We just returned back from Inner-Mongolia which was definitely the best 4th of July I’ve ever had. Who would have guessed that the best 4th of July I’d experience would be halfway around the world? Our weekend kicked off with a bang when we got to the Inner-Mongolian wetlands and took a bamboo float ride down a cleared path. We tapered 2 American flags to our boat to show our support for our country. Myself, Dave, Jack and Braden all came prepared to enjoy the great day and brought an assortment of drinks to relax with that included our favorite Chinese lemonade, passion fruit juice, and of course our beloved American soft drinks – coca-cola and sprite. As other boats went by us (we told our driver to go extremely slow so we could enjoy the moment) some of their raft captains would splash us with their extremely long oars. But we came prepared. We came with some water cannons and proceeded to blast them back with streams of water. When a few of the girls came by us and saw our water cannons, they instantly warned us to not dare get them wet. Even though it was glistening sunlight and the water was perfect temperature, you can’t really blame them because when you’re in Inner-Mongolia, the most important thing is to make sure your hair doesn’t get wet in risk of messing up that stylish perm.
Once we got to the end of the path, there was a wooden hut that was really quite beautiful secluded away from everything erected in the middle of the wetlands. However, we really wanted to take in all of the sights and the water so we asked our captain to continue taking us around. He was happy to, however for all his extra work, he asked for an extra 40 kuai. We happily obliged. So we continued on our way and circled around the shimmering small lake and soaked in the scenery, good company and good conversation. We were so secluded in the wilderness that it seemed as if the water surrounded us. Almost as if we were in the water ourselves. When we returned to our final destination, our riverboat captain had such a great time that he refused to accept the 40 kuai we had promised him earlier. Instead, we all settled on a group picture to commemorate the perfect day we had all spent together in the Mongolian wetlands.
Addison
Once we got to the end of the path, there was a wooden hut that was really quite beautiful secluded away from everything erected in the middle of the wetlands. However, we really wanted to take in all of the sights and the water so we asked our captain to continue taking us around. He was happy to, however for all his extra work, he asked for an extra 40 kuai. We happily obliged. So we continued on our way and circled around the shimmering small lake and soaked in the scenery, good company and good conversation. We were so secluded in the wilderness that it seemed as if the water surrounded us. Almost as if we were in the water ourselves. When we returned to our final destination, our riverboat captain had such a great time that he refused to accept the 40 kuai we had promised him earlier. Instead, we all settled on a group picture to commemorate the perfect day we had all spent together in the Mongolian wetlands.
Addison
美中合作草坪管理专业第二届学生毕业典礼
6月21日在北京我和三个好朋友参加密西根州立大学的美中合作草坪管理专业第二届学生毕业典礼。这些参加的人分别是我，我的堂姐Sara，我的美国香港朋友家颐，和一个最好的大学朋友 Jared. 周日上午我们三个人从我的五道口宾馆走路到北京林业大学，因为这个毕业典礼在那儿。林大的校园不很大也不很小。在校园里林大有很多种树、花、和草，所以林大是一个漂亮的校园。毕业典礼的气氛很好。
几年以前林大建筑了新的图书馆。在这个图书馆里密州大举行我提及了毕业典礼。去年的草坪管理毕业班有23个本科生而今年的有43个。这些本科生分别来自四川农业大学、东北农业大学、苏州农业职业技术学院和北京林业大学，主要是为了学密州大名满天下的草坪管理项目。我认为这些学生很有前途。
这些学生毕业以后大概有两类的计划。第一:去美国或欧洲读他们的理学硕士。第二:待在中国高尔夫场找工作。我认为第二计划选的学生五年在未来都能关里他们自己的高尔夫场。有一天在全中国我希望我能打高尔夫场（免费）！:).
~Gross 大飞~
几年以前林大建筑了新的图书馆。在这个图书馆里密州大举行我提及了毕业典礼。去年的草坪管理毕业班有23个本科生而今年的有43个。这些本科生分别来自四川农业大学、东北农业大学、苏州农业职业技术学院和北京林业大学，主要是为了学密州大名满天下的草坪管理项目。我认为这些学生很有前途。
这些学生毕业以后大概有两类的计划。第一:去美国或欧洲读他们的理学硕士。第二:待在中国高尔夫场找工作。我认为第二计划选的学生五年在未来都能关里他们自己的高尔夫场。有一天在全中国我希望我能打高尔夫场（免费）！:).
~Gross 大飞~
龙塔
上个星期我的香港朋友,我的堂姐,Katie和我去看哈尔滨最高的楼.这楼的名字好像黑龙江的名字:叫龙塔.龙塔在哈尔滨的南岗区,在哈尔滨国际高尔夫俱乐部的北边.从哈工大是一个16-18块的出租汽车.要是你们要参观哈尔滨的龙塔应该带至少两百块人民币.龙塔门票是145块!真贵！不过很worth it!
在龙塔里面有很多活动。在二楼有两家博物馆。一家有恐龙和外星人一家有科学游戏。在那两家博物馆你能花40分左右玩儿。博物馆玩儿以后你们能开始爬龙塔。哈哈，其实你不能 “爬龙塔”你能用它们的电梯去龙塔最高的部分。龙塔最高的部分是336米高。很高啊。我给你们一个例子：芝加哥的Sears塔是451.9米高。
哪怕芝加哥的Sears塔比较高,龙塔的视线也是非常非常美丽，特别在晚上的时候。我们9点钟抵达龙塔最高的部分。抵达时哈尔滨天空黑黑的但城市灯焕发暖光。这暖光给我们心里温暖。你们都应该去！
在龙塔里面有很多活动。在二楼有两家博物馆。一家有恐龙和外星人一家有科学游戏。在那两家博物馆你能花40分左右玩儿。博物馆玩儿以后你们能开始爬龙塔。哈哈，其实你不能 “爬龙塔”你能用它们的电梯去龙塔最高的部分。龙塔最高的部分是336米高。很高啊。我给你们一个例子：芝加哥的Sears塔是451.9米高。
哪怕芝加哥的Sears塔比较高,龙塔的视线也是非常非常美丽，特别在晚上的时候。我们9点钟抵达龙塔最高的部分。抵达时哈尔滨天空黑黑的但城市灯焕发暖光。这暖光给我们心里温暖。你们都应该去！
~Gross 大飞~
美国人，中国人，我们都一样！
我故事的题目是一个出租车司机说的句子。这个司机送我去哈尔滨飞机场。他开车的时候跟我很多说话。这是我们的谈话：
（他看上去知道我是美国人）
哈司机：美国人非常好！你们是好人！还有你们的姑娘非常性感！”
我：哈哈哈。司机，你说的没错，但是中国的姑娘也是漂亮啊。
哈司机：对。我们两个国家都有漂亮的姑娘。
我：没错，可是你怎么知道美国姑娘很性感？
哈司机：她们的屁股。
我：嗯？！你说什么? 为什么你这么说？！
哈司机：我看过。现在满世界都是美国人的光屁股晃来晃去，在电视里和电影里，在DVD里，在广告上和画报上，在写字用的圆珠笔上，在点烟用的打火机……什么样的美国屁股都有，白的黄的黑的还有棕色的，大的小的胖的瘦的，都有！
我:(首先我没有回答)
哈司机：你觉得呢？
我：我觉得你喜欢国际姑娘的屁股。是不是？
哈司机：是。你看起来一个很年轻的美国人，你也必须喜欢姑娘的屁股。
我：嗯。。。,这是我的秘密。
哈司机：哈哈哈！你不要告诉，但我知道你喜欢姑娘的屁股！哈哈,美国人，中国人，我们都一样！
（definitely the most perverted taxi driver I’ve experienced, but he was quite humorous ;）
~Gross 大飞~
（他看上去知道我是美国人）
哈司机：美国人非常好！你们是好人！还有你们的姑娘非常性感！”
我：哈哈哈。司机，你说的没错，但是中国的姑娘也是漂亮啊。
哈司机：对。我们两个国家都有漂亮的姑娘。
我：没错，可是你怎么知道美国姑娘很性感？
哈司机：她们的屁股。
我：嗯？！你说什么? 为什么你这么说？！
哈司机：我看过。现在满世界都是美国人的光屁股晃来晃去，在电视里和电影里，在DVD里，在广告上和画报上，在写字用的圆珠笔上，在点烟用的打火机……什么样的美国屁股都有，白的黄的黑的还有棕色的，大的小的胖的瘦的，都有！
我:(首先我没有回答)
哈司机：你觉得呢？
我：我觉得你喜欢国际姑娘的屁股。是不是？
哈司机：是。你看起来一个很年轻的美国人，你也必须喜欢姑娘的屁股。
我：嗯。。。,这是我的秘密。
哈司机：哈哈哈！你不要告诉，但我知道你喜欢姑娘的屁股！哈哈,美国人，中国人，我们都一样！
（definitely the most perverted taxi driver I’ve experienced, but he was quite humorous ;）
~Gross 大飞~
司机的音乐
我陪着我的堂姐去哈站的时候这个故事开始。
首先我们从十三公寓走到汉广街的西门儿。在这小西门儿我们上出租汽车去哈尔滨的主火车站。跟我堂姐在车里我们的司机开始上音乐.他的音乐很好听。这音乐不是从收音机来听，但在一盘CD。这盘CD有三种类音乐。第一是摇滚乐，第二是雷盖乐,第三是电子音乐。我提及电子音月的时我的意思不是Techno，但我的意思是Electronica。这两种类有不同！Electronica比Techno好听。Electronica是我的最喜欢的音乐。用中文的时候Electronica的意思是电音.无论如何，我们到哈站的时我问出租司机 “我真喜欢你CD的音乐。要是你听一下我的音乐我认为你也喜欢。在我的书包我也有CD,你要换换吗？我能给你我的，你能给我你的。明白吗？你要换吗？”他同意了我说的话！所以现在我有他的CD。一个星期以后我打算还给他。要是你要听正好问我吧。那我能给你听。 ;)
~Gross 大飞~
首先我们从十三公寓走到汉广街的西门儿。在这小西门儿我们上出租汽车去哈尔滨的主火车站。跟我堂姐在车里我们的司机开始上音乐.他的音乐很好听。这音乐不是从收音机来听，但在一盘CD。这盘CD有三种类音乐。第一是摇滚乐，第二是雷盖乐,第三是电子音乐。我提及电子音月的时我的意思不是Techno，但我的意思是Electronica。这两种类有不同！Electronica比Techno好听。Electronica是我的最喜欢的音乐。用中文的时候Electronica的意思是电音.无论如何，我们到哈站的时我问出租司机 “我真喜欢你CD的音乐。要是你听一下我的音乐我认为你也喜欢。在我的书包我也有CD,你要换换吗？我能给你我的，你能给我你的。明白吗？你要换吗？”他同意了我说的话！所以现在我有他的CD。一个星期以后我打算还给他。要是你要听正好问我吧。那我能给你听。 ;)
~Gross 大飞~
方便面+香辣脆脆肠+黄花什锦=非常好吃的午饭。
来源:www.hcfood.cn
美国朋友！中国也有Ramen面，但是他们的汉语口语名字是"方便面"。有一天考考试完后，我去我们校园的超市买午饭。在超市里有很多种类吃的东西。因为我渴求吃方便面所以我买了三碗方便面!我还买两个配料。一个是香辣脆脆肠一个是黄花什jin。买这些东西以后我回十三公寓(我的宿舍)去准备我刚才买的午饭。回去时我先打开方便面再增加方便面里面的配料和我刚刚买的配料然后增了热水最后在方便面碗混合这些吃的东西。混合后我开始吃了！味道不错。有点儿咸的但不辣。
那天的午饭真不错，但是对我的身体健康不好。方便面，黄花什锦和香辣脆脆肠都有很多的味精和盐。此外，加工好的菜大概说对人类的身体健康不好。吃这样的午饭如有意外责任自负！
~Gross 大飞~
那天的午饭真不错，但是对我的身体健康不好。方便面，黄花什锦和香辣脆脆肠都有很多的味精和盐。此外，加工好的菜大概说对人类的身体健康不好。吃这样的午饭如有意外责任自负！
~Gross 大飞~
俄罗斯海参崴
我的海参崴同学(右边的姑娘)
我来中国以前我问我自己“这次在中国的时候我要到其他的国家旅游吗？”当然要！其实这次在中国我必须旅游到其他的国家。为什么？因为我的中国签证是一张旅行的签证。在签证上有写字说每一90天我必须离开中国。
离开中国吗? 没问题。因为5月12日我进入中国所以8月10日以前我必须离开中国大陆。没问题吧。在美国来中国以前我办我的俄罗斯签证好了。
你们可能问我：“大飞，你要去俄罗斯的哪一部分？”我一定回答说:“我想去他们的远东”。俄国的远东有一个城市叫“Vladivostok”。这个城市的汉语名字是“海参崴”，英文翻译：“Sea Cucumber Cliffs”.
据几个哈尔滨人和两个海参崴的同学，从哈尔滨我能坐巴士去海参崴。大概说12小时出发哈尔滨市以后到俄罗斯海参崴。这张巴士票是5百元左右。真不错啊！谁要跟我去？ ;)
~Gross 大飞~
离开中国吗? 没问题。因为5月12日我进入中国所以8月10日以前我必须离开中国大陆。没问题吧。在美国来中国以前我办我的俄罗斯签证好了。
你们可能问我：“大飞，你要去俄罗斯的哪一部分？”我一定回答说:“我想去他们的远东”。俄国的远东有一个城市叫“Vladivostok”。这个城市的汉语名字是“海参崴”，英文翻译：“Sea Cucumber Cliffs”.
据几个哈尔滨人和两个海参崴的同学，从哈尔滨我能坐巴士去海参崴。大概说12小时出发哈尔滨市以后到俄罗斯海参崴。这张巴士票是5百元左右。真不错啊！谁要跟我去？ ;)
~Gross 大飞~
The night after the boat ride in the wetlands was a terrific follow-up. However, I must say that the food we had eaten was a little suspect. The first thing they brought out was a plate full of lamb. Sounds good enough right? Well admittedly I did eat a decent amount of that dish, but this was no tenderloin. I had to kind of sift through the meat to find the parts I was willing to eat. Though I got less and less picky when they brought out the next dishes: lamb face, lamb feet (or so was the rumor) and weeds. The lamb face – not all that bad. The lamb feet were pretty much impossible, and the weeds were just that – literally weeds that certainly they just had picked from outside the tent that we were currently in. I was half expecting a dandelion mixed in there for good measure. No one took advantage of this weed salad, but to our surprise there were large cuts of cucumbers in the bottom. Just happy to see something familiar, I devoured a good helping of those. Finally we got a couple dished of fried food with good tasty sauce. It wasn’t so bad, but I tell ya – I won’t be taking Harbin cuisine for granted again. During the meal we had a few performers visit us treating us to a song or two. We were told that if you enjoy the performance we must “ganbei” our glasses. Of course we enjoyed these rare and unique performances, so we drank up. Except for the last guy – I didn’t care too much for his. I ganbeid anyways and I don’t think he knew I was lying. After our meal we went outside and to our delight, a camel was outside waiting for us to notice him. Ellen named him George. I think he liked that name. If he didn’t, I’m sure he would’ve told us.
Part 2
As the night went on, the locals set up a bonfire. Once that fire was lit, everyone started to get a little crazy. Immediately everyone started to dance circles around the fire. I particularly enjoyed watching it, but before long everyone was taken by the hand and led into the dance. At first we started just doing what everyone else was doing – a hybrid of skipping and jumping with a little twisting added in for flare. Before long though, we all started throwing in our own little style. Everyone seemed to be interested in what new moves we were performing for them and quickly tried learning so they could join in. Everyone was really enjoying themselves, and they sure were excited to show us some extra attention. At one point, they bunched us all together before joining hands in a circle around us and continued to spin around us. I wasn’t sure exactly what the protocol was during this dance, so I just let my inner inhibitions run wild and just continued dancing in which ever manner I saw fit at the time. Eventually people decided to go over to another fire where there was a bigger speaker. This gave us some quiet time where we actually got to roast s’mores on the fire. Ally, Allison and Mike were extremely generous in providing these for us. When it got dark enough, we had one more surprise for everyone. A friend of ours in Beijing had some left-over fireworks from their spring festival and gave them to us. So before long, we went out to the field and put on quite an impressive display to commemorate the 4th of July holiday. It was a perfect ending to a perfect day. Well….almost. Before boarding the bus, someone hooked up their Ipod to the speakers to play “Cupid Shuffle” for everyone. Nothing could have topped teaching everyone in Inner-Mongolia the Cupid Shuffle. Now THAT is how you celebrate the 4th of July.
Part 2
As the night went on, the locals set up a bonfire. Once that fire was lit, everyone started to get a little crazy. Immediately everyone started to dance circles around the fire. I particularly enjoyed watching it, but before long everyone was taken by the hand and led into the dance. At first we started just doing what everyone else was doing – a hybrid of skipping and jumping with a little twisting added in for flare. Before long though, we all started throwing in our own little style. Everyone seemed to be interested in what new moves we were performing for them and quickly tried learning so they could join in. Everyone was really enjoying themselves, and they sure were excited to show us some extra attention. At one point, they bunched us all together before joining hands in a circle around us and continued to spin around us. I wasn’t sure exactly what the protocol was during this dance, so I just let my inner inhibitions run wild and just continued dancing in which ever manner I saw fit at the time. Eventually people decided to go over to another fire where there was a bigger speaker. This gave us some quiet time where we actually got to roast s’mores on the fire. Ally, Allison and Mike were extremely generous in providing these for us. When it got dark enough, we had one more surprise for everyone. A friend of ours in Beijing had some left-over fireworks from their spring festival and gave them to us. So before long, we went out to the field and put on quite an impressive display to commemorate the 4th of July holiday. It was a perfect ending to a perfect day. Well….almost. Before boarding the bus, someone hooked up their Ipod to the speakers to play “Cupid Shuffle” for everyone. Nothing could have topped teaching everyone in Inner-Mongolia the Cupid Shuffle. Now THAT is how you celebrate the 4th of July.
