So today we finally got off the train and came to our apartments. When we first arrived we were pretty sketched out when we saw the outside of our building and when we found out that we were all in different buildings! Once we went inside our rooms we were excited to see how nice they were. The more we’re in them the better it gets. There have already been some great times on this trip in our apartment. To start off, Erika locked me in the kitchen and then someone started yelling ni hao so when i was finally let out, I came out to see Kia yelling it out our window just trying to make some friends with the locals. Then there was the washing machine, of course, in all Chinese. Erika was so excited that she got it working so we all came in to see her success only to find out that she had filled the dryer with water, pulled the hose off, and now there was water leaking all over our floor! Also our bathroom has the only mirror so we have rules like no one can change in the bathroom and they must leave the door open when showering. This way we can use the mirror and poke Donna through the shower curtain while she showers. Right outside the bathroom is a little rug on top of wood floor that i managed to completely wipe out on right in front of everyone in the room only to later find out that Erika did the same thing without anyone seeing. At night I’m sure we will always be entertained with dance parties as we have the one and only Shakira (aka. Elyse) and will enjoy trying to dance with Kia even though we don’t think she’ll enjoy it as much. Anyways, after getting settled in we went out to this woman’s apartment which was a cultural center. We learned mandarin, made dumplings, and learned calligraphy. Our instructor tripped over the whiteboard and slowly bailed in slow motion; probably the funniest part of the whole lesson. Oh, except when Erika sat on the bed and broke the bar under the mattress. Well, we are now back in our apartments and really tired so I’m sure we’ll all be sleeping soon.
Jen Marsh
Argyle Secondary
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