02-29-2016

Some guy was meandering around with a monkey on a leash in downtown Nanchang, and we held hands for a little bit. He also kissed my hand. I expected monkey hands to be rough or calloused, but they were really smooth. I guess I don't actually know if it was a he, but whatever, he was really cute.

02-28-2016

There's a pavilion that I can see from my eighth floor dorm room, and sometimes it's fun to just people watch. This was a group of people who seemed to be doing morning aerobics (and a lot of them look older - one girl and I both agreed, 'this must be why they're all so skinny!' when we saw this). Anyways, they just show up, hang up their items (like heavy jackets) on the clothing lines, and join in.

There's also a group that does dancing here around 7:30pm - 9:30pm. Another girl who studied here last semester said that this happens daily, which can get a little irritating because they play music that's pretty loud. But it's still cool and interesting to see and experience.

02-27-2016

This is a sign in my bathroom which welcomed me after I arrived to my dorm at about 11pm. In all honesty, one of the things I'm super excited about is looking at all the English translations I can find in China because I find them amusing, and buying stuff with said translations.

Yesterday at the market, I saw something (I don't remember what object it was) but it had a translation that basically talked about doing everything together with one person and it ended with 'You were my best friend', and I don't think it was supposed to come off as devastating as it sounded..

Today (2/29) when I was out walking with a few other people, we saw a guy with a jacket that read 'DREAW TEAM' on the back, and I guess I just never realized how similar Ms and Ws can look..

Then at dinner we saw someone with a Mickey Mouse jacket that read 'MIKEY MOUSE' and the people I was with questioned, "Who is Mikey??" and one girl answered jokingly, "Oh, it's Mickey's twin brother that no one knows about."

Oh and then there's this from earlier today..

(in case it's hard to read:

'Carry a coffee then come into my heart

Its you that who appears in boundless huge crowd

Possibly, the first one you thought of everyday is me')