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Got up at 7am. Took the midterm. It went fine, I can write well now, although my reading comprehension isn’t as good. A reversal from where I’ve been before, which is cool. It gives me something different to focus on, especially since I feel like I’ve got the memorization thing down pretty well at this… Continue reading October 23 – Finale

Got up at 7, fairly tired out. Went to class, did fine on the dictations and homework and such-forth. We went over on time a little bit, so that we’re all squared away before the exam. Spent the rest of the morning finishing the math and beginning to review everything. Did math tutoring for a… Continue reading October 22 – Mid Week Push

got up at about 8:30-ish. Did a round of studying through the Chinese. Got through the reading for math, and began working through the problem set. Went out to the store to get a quick lunch. Came back, did another round of chinese, wrote out the set for tomorrow, since class wasn’t until the afternoon.… Continue reading October 21 – Studying

Got up at 6:30, finished up my homework from last night. Probably made the right decision in going to bed early, since I had a headache and wasn’t being productive. Went to class, sergio was less prepared than me, but neither of us did that well on recall of the words. Prof. wang was pretty… Continue reading October 20 – back in the fray

Got up at 6:30 – woken up by Matt getting up. he said that the chickens had woken him up. We stood around somewhat awkwardly until breakfast was ready. I took some photos of the house, we walked up onto the roof to look at the village in the morning, and helped feed wood into… Continue reading October 19 – Wedding and Return

got up at 7, woke up quietly without getting matt up. got to the main room, and waited for breakfast. Yu jia (the son), and matt got up when breakfast was ready. Breakfast was really good. There were bread with egg on, porridge, pickled veggies. After breakfast We went over for class at 8. We… Continue reading October 18 – Village, Part Two

Got up at 7 as always. I got up and grabbed some baozi before getting on the bus at 8:30. The bus took close to 2 hours. We ended up directly north of beijing. We left the bus at the town center, currently a make-shift market, but also doubling as a taichi and basketball court.… Continue reading October 17 – Rural Village

Got up at 6:30, since it was hot in my room and their was a mosquito buzzing around my head. I got a couple bug bites on my face in the night, which was annoying. Had class in the morning, which was alright. In class, the teacher said that there had been a big sale… Continue reading October 16 – Peak

Got up at 7. Chinese class this morning. Came back, finished up the math homework, and then started in on the chinese homework. There are about twice the normal amount of characters for tomorrow. Got a bit of my disp homework done. Went out for a couple hours in the afternoon to take a break.… Continue reading October 15 – Work

Got up at 7, forgetting that there wasn’t class this morning. (tuesdays are afternoon class.) Realized as soon as I got to the classroom, and headed over to the cafeterias for breakfast. Got a fried egg and some baozi, and then came back and wrote out the characters for tomorrow. Spent the morning doing math… Continue reading October 14 – Play