Tori in China 2009

Monday, August 10, 2009

change of plans

To:

"mom"

Ok, well...now I'm at our friend's house.Kirsty and her dsughter, Yuan is very nice and hospitable.It really helps without the lang. barrier.So ya know.But I remember how I was so oposed to the people who'd get annoyed with foreigners, who didn't speak english.And now I beleive that I've become one of them.I feel so shallowed.Oh well, so people please email me!I don't care who you are! just keep in mind: If you don't have anything nice to say, then don't say it at all!!!!So just keep it clean and pleasant.Because well...my mom is gonna have to FWD it to me anyway soooo.Man I really don't know what to say on these anymore! Oh! Today we went for my second bike ride.That was hell!(Excuse my language)I almost ran in to an on coming bus!Though I wasn't close enough to actually hit it, soooo.But it was still freak'n scary!Let me just say to the people who think they are avid bikers,move to China!Well gotta go. Sorry no time and date but I'm REALLY getting lazy sooo.But i will say its now Mon. Aug. 10, 2009 10:53PM

Sunday, August 2, 2009

Tori's back

4:22PM

I'm gonna be lazy today.Skip a few days...though I will tell you that if you want to know the Dallas time that its, 10 hrs ahead of Beijing.So you do the math!Anyways we just got back from some park.They had these inflatable balls, that you could get into and float, jump in, walk, run(though most people can only attempt this feat.)and etc. on the water.Its buckets of fun.Soon though you get very sweaty, making it hard to breathe.Other than that its awsome...I'd get in and try and run(which I accomplished after many failed attempts)just to show off!Its even more fun to watch other people try (and fail) because if you tr and stand in it, more than likely you fall on your face!Plus the balls are clear...so you can see everything anybody is doing!I also learned a few phrases in Chinese.it sucks though cause there are 4 diff. pronunciations(I hope I spelled that right). And except for the 4th one(which i mix up with the 1st)Xueling says my accent is good.At least better than Samad's.She asks me if i can tell the difference in tones of words....though I say I can....I really can't.In some words its very obvious but...

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Tori

Tori has had a hard time adjusting to China and staying with another family.... I'm considering telling her to not stress so much over sending me updates. Tell me, what would you all do?? I want her to have a good time in China and I hate that she feels so stressed out over everything...
Nanetta

China time Fri. July 24 5:21 AM

Dallas time Thurs. July 23 3:23 PM

I'm very mad @ myself. Yesterday I kept myself pretty hydrated.So, that night I was continuously waking up to go pee.It was very annoying esp. when I woke up at 5 AM and couldn't go back to sleep.Of course Xueling, Samad, Reyhan, and Iran don't wake up until like 9 AM usually.Once everybody wakes I'll probably eat breakfast, then go watch the view from Xueling's apt. building.Its an amazing view of the skyline.

Now it's post breakfast, so we must walk to the police station, to get myself registered and what not.Right now as I'm writing this in the police station office, there is people looking over my shoulder.We went by the bank so, I could get money.Then we went by the post office so, I could send a letter to my sister, Tia.Then we went to Haagen-Daz for ice cream.I had one scoop of Green Tea and one of Chocolate with diced almonds .I was good together, a nice combonation.Then we had to pick Iran up from school, to take her to the 'Olympic Math" class.All the boys keep looking at me and laughingI'm thinking its because of yesterday and the camera incident.Well now we are home good by one more day!

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Sunday, July 26, 2009

Day 1 China time Thursday July 23 8:14 PM Texas time Thursday July 23 6:21 AM

Today we woke up and Xueling took Reyhan to school.Right before that i presented them with the gifts we bought for them.I had brought several books, pieces of chocolate, tic-tacs, and tshirts.Iran's said,"Don't mess with Texas."And they kept running around saying,"Don't mess with Texas!"We then had breakfast when Xueling got back.Breakfast featured: fried eggs, bread w/ a spreadable, sour, yet sooo good cheese from Iran,(it tasted almost of sour cream cheese,if thats even real)wanuts, and dumplings.After that Samad left for his work. About that time it we had to leave for Iran's school class, about writing Chinese articles,intended to help her during her middle school exams.Ofcourse we had to take the motorcycle, luckily she went slowly.(well at least for China's standards)When we finally got there, Xueling introduced me to Iran's classmates and teacher.After that Xueling and I went for a 2 hr. stroll down Walking Street.(where no cars or bikes are allowed go figure)Though back to having to ride the motorcycle...(its more like a large motor scooter of sorts...if you can picture that)Anyways it was fun.Its very funny when Xueling says some Chinese translationto me.Like when she asked me," Do you want a Cola?"But it always sounded like collar with her accent.Many times she would ask me about things and what they were called in America.Its also a fun to play a game with Xueling.Like when I saw a foreigner we'd say,"Foreigner!"Ya, ya i know its probably rude and maybe hypecritical, being as much a foreiger as they but, its very fun!When we went to Iran's Olympic Math class, it was very fun.I tried to follow along with her teacher but he spoke to fast, but he did write it all on the board so, I got one problem solved.Here it is, though ofcourse i got it all wrong!

56+28x.5=

I looked at it as 56+28+?x.5=?

But if I thought about it a while and used P.E.M.D.A.S.

I would've known that its solved like this:

28x.5=? +56=?

(btw the RIGHT answer is 70 how stupid could I be?! We learned this all in 6th gr!)

I'm not sure why I put that in my blog, though why not I'm already wasting my time.I took many pictures that day.One in the school building I found esp. funny.It was one that said,"No frolicking."Frolicking!"LOL!Also just to rebel against The Man I took a picture of a sign that said,"No camera"!I felt so brave!Then super embarrassed bcuz it caused all the boys to burst out in laughter.Apperently they had been watching me very closely when I pulled out my camera.At 4:30PM the class ended.We went to Chongwenmen Market.It was alot fun.We went in this really cute store.All of the stuff was apperently from Japan it was all soooo cute.(Yes I know the I spelt so like soooo.Maybe I just wanted to rebel, did you ever think of that?!)I came to revalation of how odd it was that I feel sooo(there it is again!I'm such a rebel!)comfortable and @ home with them.(aside from when the break off in mid-conversation with me to talk to each other in Chinese.It gets very annoying)But I don't feel like such an "Outsider looking in" as I do with my mother in America.I feel guilty openly saying that but, its how I always feel.At least that feeling is always in the back of my mind.But here I just look like some other Chinese kid walking the streets.Until I open my mouth and English comes out, then people start to stare.Though I don't mind, in fact I might over indulge my english capabilities just to feel special!Well I hope you liked being inside my head for a day...stay tuned for the next Day in Tori's mind...I mean china w/ Tori! lol

My mom of course HAD to set me up this stupid blog.And of course I can't get on blogspot.com,to put up any updates, which really didn't bother me, cause I hate typing.though my mom, being a problem solver told me to email everything.She doesnt know that the stuff Ive written down are like 2 to 3 pgs long!But I forbade her to edit anything!If she is gonna give me this kinda hassle, she can only read!Well anyways the uploading times might be a little messed up, the times I give in the updates are the times that i had written it written down in my journal.I will give China and Dallas time.I would say America time but there are a few different time zones, plus I live nearest to Dallas.So here goes,