Friday, September 09, 2005
COMMUNIST AIRLINES, INTERNET FILTERS & KUNG FU
After a harrowing 40 hours I have arrived in Kunming and gotten settled at the youth hostel. As I was checking my baggage in LA I noticed that China Southern Airlines doesn't have first class on their airline. Since a class system is a very un-communist concept the section titles were changed to economy, premium economy and premium business class.
There are 6 people in my group (more to come on that as I get to know them better.) Tomorrow we start planning our month of travel before we return to Kunming for our homestay and Independent Study Project (ISP.) I have decided that my project will be learning Kung Fu along with some traditional Chinese medicine. I've been wanting to learn a martial art and where better to start learning then in the country it began.
We ate lunch at a Muslim noodle shop today. We watched them make the dough, turn it into noodles and bring us soup. They were the best noodles I've ever had and the meal cost $.30 per person. This evening we wandered around the lake in central Kunming by our hostel. Everyone comes out at night and theres singing, dancing, instrument playing and a festive atmosphere, I joined in a circle dance (same as in Judaism) and made some new friends. Tomorrow I think I'll bring my juggling balls. I'm up to 28 catches.
My Chinese is progressing, I know some phrases and verbs but am still illiterate. This obstacle has been making computer use here quite a challenge. This is compounded by the fact that my blog is filtered out by the Chinese government's massive servers. While I can post, I cannot access my blog from anywhere in the country. If you want to leave comments for me you can Email me at Eisenberg1 AT comcast DOT net.
After a harrowing 40 hours I have arrived in Kunming and gotten settled at the youth hostel. As I was checking my baggage in LA I noticed that China Southern Airlines doesn't have first class on their airline. Since a class system is a very un-communist concept the section titles were changed to economy, premium economy and premium business class.
There are 6 people in my group (more to come on that as I get to know them better.) Tomorrow we start planning our month of travel before we return to Kunming for our homestay and Independent Study Project (ISP.) I have decided that my project will be learning Kung Fu along with some traditional Chinese medicine. I've been wanting to learn a martial art and where better to start learning then in the country it began.
We ate lunch at a Muslim noodle shop today. We watched them make the dough, turn it into noodles and bring us soup. They were the best noodles I've ever had and the meal cost $.30 per person. This evening we wandered around the lake in central Kunming by our hostel. Everyone comes out at night and theres singing, dancing, instrument playing and a festive atmosphere, I joined in a circle dance (same as in Judaism) and made some new friends. Tomorrow I think I'll bring my juggling balls. I'm up to 28 catches.
My Chinese is progressing, I know some phrases and verbs but am still illiterate. This obstacle has been making computer use here quite a challenge. This is compounded by the fact that my blog is filtered out by the Chinese government's massive servers. While I can post, I cannot access my blog from anywhere in the country. If you want to leave comments for me you can Email me at Eisenberg1 AT comcast DOT net.
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wow it seems like you're having a really cool time so far...
OW izzy is barking in my ear and it HURTS. Now ben's attacking her with a paper towel roll.
We're getting ready to go to south street in a bit, as soon as pop gets out of the bathroom.
I think you're going to have lots of fun. i wish i could get a meal for 30 cents. i wish i could get anything for 30 cents.
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OW izzy is barking in my ear and it HURTS. Now ben's attacking her with a paper towel roll.
We're getting ready to go to south street in a bit, as soon as pop gets out of the bathroom.
I think you're going to have lots of fun. i wish i could get a meal for 30 cents. i wish i could get anything for 30 cents.
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