Day 13: Returned to the school

Good bye, nice warm showers.... I'm going to miss you for another 5 days. I finally bought a solar powered apple with flapping leaves and a solar powered dancing panda. It took me a couple hours to find, but they were well worth the time. Eventually, these little nifty gadgets will make it to my car as ornaments. I also bought an ancient Chinese instrument called 竹排. So far, I can only make horse footsteps. It's pretty cool.

Today, I also visited 钓鱼台, a fancy, private hotel resort for government officials. The security was pretty tight. Only authorized license plates were allowed to enter. Apparently, the hotel is actually like a mini-neighborhood, full of private luxurious houses. One night in there is about $2k USD. Two days before my visit, Hillary Clinton was living in one of those houses. Pretty neat.

Finally, I'm sad to report that Haiwang broke my sunglasses. They slipped from my hand as I was just about to put them on, and they fell right under Haiwang's left foot, which he then proceeded to take a step forward and bent up the metal frame. Now, I have to buy a new watch and another pair of shades at a 批发产.

Teaching again tomorrow. YAY