Game of Thrones

Here is some miscellaneous stuff from the two months I've been here.

The Chinese word for pig is, ironically, pronounced jew.

I inadvertently start speaking Spanish when I don’t know what some one is saying to me.

Our grueling 12 hour weekly schedule was shortened this week due to an English celebration festival where the entire Animal Research department performed skits and songs entirely in English. There was a large audience spectating, but I suspect Kassy and I were 2 of 8 people there who knew what was going on. One group did a splendid rendition of Snow White.

The 3,500 student body campus elected to purchase a LED jumbotron that plays random footage throughout the day, at one point they were showing the Kansas State vs. Syracuse pinstripe bowl from 2010.

The saying make new friends but keep the old is becoming somewhat impossible with the exponential growth rate of the friendly people we meet.

One of my favorite things about the Chinese language is that many times they make  ≈ "hmmm ha ha hmm" sound almost before and after every sentence. It is strikingly similar to the dialogue from the old cartoon show Speed Racer.

I have not had to use a squatting toilet once, I have Western potty trained my body.

For some reason my computer takes 45 minutes to upload one picture and half the time it fails. I'm sorry that the blog has some what lost its professional formating. We will hopefully find inspiration to update the flickr account soon.