Murgle.

Wow. I am tired. Very, very tired.
We spent roughly 24 hours traveling in either plane, boat, taxi, or car. I probably got about 2 hours (or less) of sleep on the flight over the Pacific. Nothing too out of the ordinary happened on the planes...they are uncomfortable and boring. I finished some of my homework.
Whenever we landed in Taipei, people would start staring at us. It's kind of odd being the minority. When we got to Hong Kong, however, there were many foreigners and no one would stare as much. After going to ShaXi, people would do a double-take. I'm like a freaking giant. Thankfully, being pale is considered very beautiful, so at least I have that going for me. Watch me get a tan for the first time in my life and nobody will like me anymore. Just watch.
We can't drink the water or eat the fresh fruit here because it will make us SICK. Like, curl up and die sick. Bad sick. And it is very hard for me to eat the regular food. I try just about everything to be polite, but GOD, tofu is nasty. I had that stuff in my mouth for about 20 mintues before I managed to steal away and spit it out in the bathroom. I hope nobody saw me.
Speaking of bathrooms: ew. There are no sit-down toilets in the school, there is a hole in the ground. A squattie potty. Thankfully I haven't managed to get anything on myself, but...yeah. Nevermind.
The students are so nice here! All the girls will say "hi" and hold my hand, but the guys are very shy and will hardly look me in the eye. There is a strict no opposite-gender contact in this school, but the girls don't pay attention to it. However, if there is a group of guys, it is okay for them to be rowdy and whistle at us girls. The sinks are outside, so when I would go outside to wash my face, the whole wall of boys in the opposite building would scream random things in English and sing and whistle (KISSIE KISSIE!). It was really funny, until I realized they were trying to see the American girls naked before they went into the shower. Hmm.
The beds are a wooden plank and a bamboo mat. They are surrounded with a mosquito net. Fun.
I have to go now because I am going to teach an English class! Yay! More info as I get it.
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