More Beijing

So, we're back in Beijing. Things have been fun. Last night Joe, Val, Liz, Mike and I went bowling. We weren't very good, but it was very fun. During the taxi ride back, our driver appeared to be new, because we asked him to take us to BNU and he proceeded West, when BNU was to the North. We recognized where we were, however, and directed him to BNU. It made me realize how familiar the area around BNU has gotten; I can recognize and get around fairly well in the area. I like the area, I'll miss this place.

The city is easy to get around partly due to the layout. As ancient Chinese society put a lot of value on order (as does modern chinese society to a certain extent), All the major roads on the city run north south or east west, and Beijing people are very conscious of the direction of the roads. One of our Chinese friends that this made it difficult to give directions or get directions from locals, because rather than saying "right turn" they'll say "turn east" or "turn south" or whatnot.

We also tried another Chinese and Asian in general passtime: Karaoke. It is actually very fun; you see, your group has their own room, so its not you making a fool out of yourself in front of random strangers and listening to random songs, but only in front of your own friends with songs of your collective choosing. This was fun if you are in the right mindset.

Enough for now