Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Just a quickie...

1. I ordered my first meal in Chinese all by myself! Dumplings...delicious. 

2. I have a residence permit! 

3. We went to IKEA yesterday and now at least my room feels something less like a prison. It has been made more cozy by the addition of some mats and pillows. 

4. Joanna and I made a salad for dinner last night with veggies from the market and it was also delicious as everything else here is either fried or steamed or drenched in oil.

5. The listening teacher, ting li laoshi, thinks that I look like Cate Blanchett as Queen Elizabeth. This was explained through large hand gestures and broken English and was, in fact, hilarious.

6. I have a lot of work to do. 

7. I am performing in a few weeks and must memorize the Fuga from the G minor Sonata by Bach pretty much by Thursday (which is tomorrow), this could present problems.

8. I still don't know when orchestra begins.

9. It's 6:57 am here and I need to go practice before class. 

10. I miss all of you like mad! It's great over here, but there's something to be said about having family and close friends nearby. 

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