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came here to bitch about how horrible my day went, but found a virtual gift from a dear friend, and was stopped dead in my tracks. what a fool i am ( Read more... )

FEDE & ALE! what more can i say? these two have made a riot house out of the 4th floor (where we all live at the dorms) since their arrival from italy in late october. fede(rico) and ale(jandro) are a blast to be around. also wushu players here for the long stretch (or at least fede is with a four-year plan...btw, fede is the guy with the short ( Read more... )

this is jamie from liverpool, england, a badminton athlete i met during the spring in shanghai who became a dear friend. he trained from the spring until late fall with the chinese players, then had to leave for home on a family emergency. he's been gone almost 2 months, and we've all missed that little lemonhead since. this video was taking ( Read more... )

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Saturday morning in Shanghai, and I finally feel well enough to go venturing out to Auchan (the local French-owned supermarket...at least, I think it's French) for some badly needed items. After a week of being ill in bed, I'm sick of being sick. No more squirts or vomit (gross, right?) -at least that is my hope for today. I still feel dizzy and ( Read more... )

No bad luck over here, but also no internet connection in my dorm! The foreign affairs department is great at hounding you when it's the tuition they're after, but otherwise, they are m.i.a. They suuuuuck!

These are some of my friends here:


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Been here for almost 3 weeks, and still no internet connection in my dorm -ugh! The foreign affairs department sucks bad! So, I'm at a local internet cafe ( Read more... )

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From Denver to Aspen...


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