Monday, July 14, 2008

More random adventures

Funny things my Beijing tour guide said...

"Stay close together like sticky rice"

On the Silk Road: "The Chinese brought things like gunpowder and the compass to the West, and they brought us watermelon and pomegranites." (Hmm... who got the better end of THAT deal?) :o)

On the high number of bicycle thefts: "If you stand on the corner and yell, "Hey, that's my bike!", 9 out of 10 people will jump off and run away."

On summarizing Buddhism: "Life is suffering, and suffering is caused by desire. The way to end desire is to shave your head."

Riding in a rickshaw (now called a pedicab)

Trying on a jade bracelet at a Jade factory

I love the night life...

My own room in Wuhan!
And man, am I ever ready for bed after my first day of teaching. :o)

1 comments:

Jeanne said...

i like the sticky rice thing. =) very cute. and the bike thing is hilarious! i can't wait to hear about teaching!

love you!