me as ange-lindsay...
ahhhh... sunday night. 730 pm. full of seafood and veggies. ahhhhh.....
had a great weekend. once again, it's gonna sound like i don't actually go to school at all, but remember people, i'm on exchange... cultural events are an important part of my trip! i can't believe that i'm basically leaving here in 4 weeks. feels like i just hit my stride.
spent friday in shenzhen, shopping up a storm. will be going back there in a couple of weeks to pick up my stuff at the tailor. it's either going to be fantastic or terrible, but nowhere in between. also picked up some jeans, an extension cord and a couple of pairs of shoes. came back and went straight to the supermarket with frederik, clarissa and ben to pick up food for a party. it was so nice being at lotte's apartment - i can't wait to have more space than a little dorm room! i was the only north american for a long time but then another vancouverite and a girl from victoria showed up. good party. ani, jacob and i headed out early, but not before allesandra had a few drinks and i learned more italian.
saturday was all about writing a paper, researching projects and swimming. ahhhh.... november and the outdoor pool is still heavenly. a bunch of us headed downtown to the night markets to take in the sights and get some food. we went to a really local restaurant which was delicious and cheap, but used toilet paper for napkins. it was the first time someone ever asked me to pass the toilet paper during dinner. after dinner we walked down to tsim sha tsui to get a drink at the turkish bar then caught the last train home. oh man, i will not miss running through kowloon tong station in hopes of catching that train.
today, clarissa, anders and i visited the temple of 10,000 buddhas in shatin. it was a beautiful walk past ikea, through a rural looking village and up a moutain. unfortunately, the temple area is full of gold-painted plastic buddhas. not very inspiring... fortunately, the day was saved by a trip to starbucks and a seafood dinner.
two of the scandinavian guys i met here somehow convinced one of our building's receptionists to cook them a seafood dinner. she told them that if they went out and bought food, she'd prepare it. lucky us, clarissa and i managed to snag invitations by promising to bring beer. that's right - when canadians and germans work together, the result is beery goodness! crab, fish, veggies, fried rice. full. full. full.
time to work on actual school-related assignments. crazy.
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