Today is our 6 week anniversary here. We’re starting to settle into a schedule… most of which revolves around the university where we are studying Mandarin. So we thought we’d show you a little bit of what life is like at our beloved Minorities University (the name literally translates to this).
Monday – Friday we walk 25 min to class (2 hours), then stick around for lunch (either street food, or the cafeteria), then meet with tutors for another hour or two before walking back home. Here’s some of our documented experiences thus far…
Danny’s favorite street food cart outside the U… noodles + egg + cabbage + carrot + onion + bell pepper + spices. And a really nice lady that laughs at our Chinese.
Another street food option… a “bing”. Essentially a hotdog and a fried egg wrapped in a tortilla.
This fountain was on for the first day of school, and we’ve yet to see it on since:
The ROTC program practices formations every morning.
Full moon this morning for the ROTC show. Most pre-potty-trained kids wear these pants … parents just hold them over a bush (or not).
Danny is thinking about trying out for the university basketball team. We’re checking on eligibility 🙂
Our classroom… just a bunch of 30-somethin’s trying to learn the hardest language in the world.
Here’s a little clip from our walk back home. The tall buildings at the end are part of our complex:
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