Sorry for the Delay!

So my time here in China has been jam packed. So I am very sorry to do this to you all again...but I must re-direct you to my flickr account to see what I have been up to lately.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/35503188@N06/sets/72157627112992128/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/35503188@N06/sets/72157627113141242/




Since I cannot add descriptions for now, here is a quick Reader's Digest version:

Beijing was amazing. I cried when I left. So many nice people and a great city. Flew to Chengdu...flight got diverted to Mianyang due to weather. Hung out in the teeny airport (think of a more modern and only slightly larger version of the set on the show Wings) for a few hours. Luckily our professor found a couple of our fellow passengers there that worked for a travel agency. They were able to get us a last minute charter bus. We met a random student that rode the bus with us to help us get to the university okay. Wow. The students have been great so far. So helpful and selfless. The bus drove us the 2.5 hours to Chengdu. Once we got there, the power at the school (where we are staying) was out. So our professors decided to let us stay at a nearby Sheraton for the night. Pretty much amazing. The KLM flight crews stay at this hotel during their layovers. Checked out this morning, went on a company visit, then came back and checked into the university hotel. Its no Sheraton, but more spacious and nicer than BJTU hotel. Also there is an actual bathtub so water doesn't get on the floor when you shower. Throw in two desks with their own internet cords and you have two happy girls. Tomorrow is lecture and another company visit. Minimal details around here...seems to be the Chengdu way of life. But this city is cool and clean. Not as big and historical as Beijing, but it is growing on me. But the students here have a high standard to live up to. So far the students in these universities are so kind and generous. So welcoming...

Anyway...that's enough. I have a journal due before class tomorrow and I need to put the pedal to the metal.