Upon arriving in Shanghai, we took a cab directly to our hostel. The train ride there was fairly uneventful and yet again provided me the opportunity to practice my Chinese for hours. Using this method, I actually managed to befriend a group of migrant workers who were heading to Chengdu. I would stare back at them just as blatantly and then engage them in conversation. In the end, I have decided that the best way to deal with this issue is to fight fire with fire. They would walk right up to us, put a camera in our faces and take pictures of us, like we were the main attraction in a zoo. People were staring at us with such audacity that it was commendable. This was the most crowded place I’ve been in China, and out of the hundreds of people crammed together, the 4 of us were the only white people. The group had to wait for roughly 2 hours at the Xi’an train station before our train boarded. Waiting for our train to Shanghai was quite an experience. Thanks for reading despite the infrequent nature of my posts. tomorrow, I may not be able to upload posts anymore. Anyways, what that means is that since most of my classmates are returning to the U.S. I have been using my classmates VPN’s to upload my blog posts because China blocks my blog for some reason (probably it’s inflammatory nature). However, I’m also optimistic and think it will be a great chance to improve my Chinese even more. This will be my first time living in a city, and I will be living in a city alone where I know roughly 10 people total. I am excited but also anxious to start up my internship. I will be working at an alternative energy firm called Beijing Tianyuan New Energy. Tonight, I will be moving into my single apartment in Chongwenmen and tomorrow I will begin my summer internship. Over the past month, I have traveled to Tianjin, toured Beijing with my parents, traveled to Chongqing and Chengdu in western China, held a baby panda, and “graduated” from Peking University. Right now I am in that weird in-between stage in life when you are moving on to new things.
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I have officially finished my semester at Peking University.