There is so much here in Beijing that I want to do, that I want to see, to try and to experience. So much. I am halfway through with my program here already. And I dread to see the end of it. Who knows if I'll come back to Beijing again. Will I still see Beijing in the same eye as I do now? How different are things are going to be when I go back to Oxford. I can just picture myself suffering from China-Withdrawal-Syndrome or something. What's exciting though, is that it's Senior year next year! That's something to look forward to right? There's so much that my friends and I are going to do that we would never have done in our past years in Miami. Every bad wild act is justifiable when you do it Senior year. *wink*

Stephanie and I were having a conversation about all the things that we still need to do while we're here. So much that we want to do when it gets warmer... like pull an all-nighter and head to the Forbidden City and see the flag raising at 5 in the morning, eat 烤鸭 Peking roast duck，try 麻辣烫 Sichuan MaLa soup when our cough gets better, go to a Chinese gay bar (yeah, really!)... and so much more. We talked about how 'being lazy' and preferring to 'stay in' rather than going out would really steal so much time away from us. So no more of "I'm too lazy to go out!!" nonsense coming from us anymore. I know I will definitely regret staying in more than going out at the end of my time here... We're going to go all out and try as much as we can.... be the foreigners that we are.. party hard, learn hard.. and see as much as we can, eat as much as we can...