Oh wow! Here's some more of my insightful remarks and snazzy photos!.. Boy, am I tired...
As I was told before arrival, the Chinese do not say no. They are more likely to say, "Hilary, I think this is not such a good idea."

The Chinese seem to have little regard for personal space. Especially when spitting up wads of phlegm.

My students never fail to gasp when I tell them my family has four cars. They also seem to appreciate that the four are called, "nice car, old car, bad car, and Dad's car." They laugh even more when I explain that my brother drives the "bad car" because he is a "bad driver"...

My students are required by our college to choose English names for use in Oral English class. However, this mandate does not require them to remember their English names. Taking attendance is always an adventure...Thank g-d for ID numbers.

The people in charge of cleaning my dorm room once a week despise me. I have reached this conclusion after noticing that the floors are dirtier after they have mopped and also upon discovering a small stain on my sheets that mysteriously resembles chili oil. Who said paranoia wasn't healthy?

I really miss eggs. And toast. And native English speakers.

Whenever I go into American food establishments, such as KFC, McD's or Pizza Hut, I am invariably forced into using a picture menu to order. At first I was astonished at how convenient this made things. Then I realized this is how mentally handicapped people are encouraged to select things in the US.

It turns out that the British aren't so bad with dental care... It's the Chinese after all.

Standing on the curb and looking confused will almost certainly bring a taxi within a few minutes.

I have a small animated icon of a lion on my desktop. He came with the computer and is apparently part of the security program. I have named him Lion. It seems to fit... My first couple days here were quite dreary and lonely seeing as Zach was at a campus 20 minutes away from me and we had yet to hear from any of the others. Lion was my constant companion. He even took naps and would make snoring noises. On occasion, he does something really cool like riding on a skateboard or donning a cape and wizard's hat. It would be really kickass if Lion were real...how sad...