Using computers in China is difficult。

Hi！ Using computers in China is difficult。 Ｔｈｅ　ｔｈｉｎｇ　ｄｏｅｓ　ｗｅｉｒｄ　ｓｔｕｆｆ　ｔｏ　ｓｐａｃｉｎｇ　ａｎｄ　ｋｅｅｐｓ　ｔｕｒｎｉｎｇ　ｏｆｆ　ｍｙ　Ａｒａｂｉｃ　ｌｅｔｔｅｒｓ　ｉｎ　ｆａｖｏｒ　ｏｆ　Ｃｈｉｎｅｓｅ　ｃｈａｒａｃｔｅｒｓ。　　Ａｎｄ　ｍｙ　ｄａｄ’ｓ　ｃｏｍｐｌａｉｎｉｎｇ　ａｂｏｕｔ　ａ　ｇｒａｍｍａｔｉｃａｌ　ｅｒｒｏｒ。　　Ｓｈｅｅｓｈ。

Ｙｅｓｔｅｒｄａｙ　ｗａｓ　ａ　ｇｒｅａｔ　ｄａｙ。　After touring the gorgeous gardens in the morning， we went to lunch at a restaruant。 All of the meals here are ‘family style’ where they bring out a bunch of dishes and put them on a big lazy suzanne spinner in the middle of the table。 It then spins around and you help yourself to whatever you want。 They have meat， lots of seafood， vegetables， and they finish wish soup and then dessert。 Ｓｏ　ｆａｒ　ｍｙ　ｆａｖｏｒｉｔｅ　ｈａｓ　ｂｅｅｎ　ｔｈｅｓｅ　ｓｐｉｃｙ　ｃｌｅａｒ　ｎｏｏｄｌｅｓ　ｉｎ　ａ　ｓｗｅｅｔ　ｐｏｔａｔｏ　ｓａｕｃｅ。　　Ｙｕｍ！　

Ａｆｔｅｒ　ｌｕｎｃｈ　ｗｅ　ｗｅｎｔ　ｔｏ　ｔｈｅ　ｍｕｓｅｕｍ　ｆｏｒ　ａ　ｆａｍｏｕｓ　ｗｒｉｔｅｒ　ｆｒｏｍ　ｔｈｅ　ｅａｒｌｙ　１９００ｓ　ｎａｍｅｄ　ＬｕＸｕｎ。　　Ｗｅ　ｈｅａｒｄ　ａ　ｔａｌｋ　ｆｒｏｍ　ａｎ　ｅｘｐｅｒｔ　ｏｎ　ｈｉｍ，　ａｎｄ　ｔｈｅｎ　ｔｏｕｒｅｄ　ｔｈｅ　ｍｕｓｅｕｍ。　After， we walked through an area called the Japanese Concession to his final residence in the city。 The walk was great- we saw the street meat vendors and people selling everything from hangers to fruit from the back of their bicycles。 The house was not that interesting， except to see the tight quarters people lived in。

After the house， we walked back to the museum which was in a huge park。 We had some free time there。 It‘s not like parks in America。 Ｆｉｒｓｔ，　ｉｔ’ｓ　ｒｅａｌｌｙ　ｎｏｉｓｙ。　It‘s beautiful， but there’s music everywhere， from organized group-sings to a random guy with an instrument。 Ｔｈｅｒｅ　ｗｅｒｅ　ｅｖｅｎ　ｋａｒａｏｋｅ　ｓｔａｔｉｏｎｓ　ｓｅｔ　ｕｐ　ａｌｌ　ｏｖｅｒ　ｔｈｅ　ｐａｒｋ。　　Ｔｈｅｒｅ　ｗｅｒｅ　ｐｅｏｐｌｅ　ｐｌａｙｉｎｇ　ｂａｄｍｉｔｔｏｎ　ａｎｄ　ｄｏｉｎｇ　Ｔａｉ　Ｃｈｉ，ａｎｄ　ｅｖｅｎ　ａ　ｇｉａｎｔ　ｂｏｕｎｃｙ　ｐｌａｙｇｒｏｕｎｄ　ｔｈａｔ　ｍａｄｅ　ｍｅ　ｗｉｓｈ　Ｉwas a kid。 Some Chinese guy thought we were really funny taking pictures so he took pictures of us。 I‘m glad Iｗａｓ　ａｍｕｓｉｎｇ　ｔｏ　ｓｏｍｅ　ｏｎｅ。　　Ａｆｔｅｒ，　ｗｅ　ｃａｍｅ　ｂａｃｋ　ｔｏ　ｔｈｅ　ｈｏｔｅｌ。

Ｉ　ｗｅｎｔ　ｔｏ　ｃｈｕｒｃｈ　ｌａｓｔ　ｎｉｇｈｔ，　ｓｉｎｃｅ　ｉｔ　ｗａｓ　Ｅａｓｔｅｒ，　ａｎｄ　ｔｈａｔ　ｗａｓ　ｒｅａｌｌｙ　ｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔｉｎｇ。　The whole service was inＣｈｉｎｅｓｅ，　ｓｏ　Ｉ　ｄｉｄｎ’ｔ　ｇｅｔ　ｍｕｃｈ　ｅｘｃｅｐｔ　ｆｏｒ　ａ　ｆｅｗ　ｓｏｎｇｓ　ｔｈａｔ　Ｉrecognized （Thine is the Glory， Jesus Christ is Risen Today， and that one that goes “and all these things will be given unto you， alelu， aleluia”） which was so cool to be able to quietly sing along in English while everyone else was in Chinese。 I heard one word over and over again in the sermon， and our guide said it was “we“ or ”us“ but it sounds like ”woman“。 Anyway， it was surprisingly full and most of the people there were Chinese。 Ｉ　ｇｕｅｓｓ　ｔｈｅ　ｒｕｌｅｓ　ａｂｏｕｔ　ｒｅｌｉｇｉｏｎ　ｈａｖｅ　ｒｅｌａｘｅｄ　ｃｏｎｓｉｄｅｒａｂｌｙ　ｉｎ　ｒｅｃｅｎｔ　ｙｅａｒｓ。　　Ｓｔｉｌｌ，　ｅｖｅｒｙ　ｂｕｉｌｄｉｎｇ　ａｒｕｏｎｄ　ｔｈｅ　ｃｈｕｒｃｈ　ｗａｓ　ｌｉｔ　ｕｐ　ｂｕｔ　ｔｈｅ　ｃｈｕｒｃｈ　ｗａｓｎ‘ｔ，　ａｎｄ　ｔｈｅｒｅ　ｗａｓ　ｎｏ　ｃｏｌｌｅｃｔｉｏｎ　ｐｌａｔｅ　ｐａｓｓｅｄ。

Ｄｉｎｎｅｒ　ｌａｓｔ　ｎｉｇｈｔ　ｗａｓ　ｇｒｅａｔ。　　Ｗｅ　ｗｅｎｔ　ｔｏ　ａ　ｒｅｓｔａｕｒａｎｔ　ｃａｌｌｅｄ　ｔｈｅ　Ｃｒｙｓｔａｌ　Ｊａｄｅ。　　Ａｎｄ　ｏｋａｙ，　Ｉ　ｔｈｉｎｋ　ｏｎｅ　ｏｆ　ｍｙ　ｐｉｅｃｅｓ　ｏｆ　ｃｈｉｃｋｅｎ　ｗａｓ　ｒａｗ　ａｎｄ　ｓｐｅｎｔ　ａ　ｆｅｗ　ｍｉｎｕｔｅｓ　ｐａｎｉｃｋｉｎｇ　ａｂｏｕｔ　ｓａｌｍｏｎｅｌｌａ，　ｂｕｔ　ｒｅａｌｌｙ，　ｔｈｅ　ｆｏｏｄ　ｈａｓ　ｂｅｅｎ　ｂｅｔｔｅｒ　ｔｈａｎ　Ｉ　ｅｘｐｅｃｔｅｄ。　I’m a lot more cautious than a lot of people， not drinking anything with ice or eating raw fruit， but I‘m living by the lessons of Peru and hoping to survive the trip without any gastrointestinal issues。

So Iｓｕｐｐｏｓｅ　ｔｈａｔ’ｓ　ａｌｌ。　We’ve got an extra half hour today because the didn‘t do a wake up call， but I’ve been waking up early every morning anyway。 Someone remind me tomorrow to talk about fashion here in China- it‘s definitely an amusing experience。