summer summery

TEN Things You Did;
1. went to china
2. taught english to kids
3. went to karaoke
4. rode an overnight train
5. rode a tandem bike 8 km
6. went semi halfway up a mountain on a rickshaw
7. hiked the great wall
8. got a pedicure that involved no nail polish
9. rode the maglev (432 km per hour!)
10. had the best damn time of my life

NINE Favorite Bands/Singers of the Summer;

(so not even enough...)
1. hometown hero (under the influence of giants) - mama's room
2. anberlin - paperthin hymn
3. 30 seconds to mars - i'll attack
4. acceptance - take cover
5. death cab for cutie - tiny vessels
6. name taken - cover up
7. fall out boy - nobody puts baby in the corner (acoustic)
8. rise against - like the angel
9. beatles - hello goodbye (theme song of the summer)

EIGHT Places You Ate At;
1. muslim quarter

2. louwailou in guilin

3. some place in beijing where i had the most awesome peking duck
4. restaurant in terracotta warrior museum where i had 'knife skinned noodles'
5. some dumpling place in xian where i had like 20 kinds of dumplings
6. bell tower hotel which was the first time i had cheese in china
7. hot pot place near xian where we had 'hand pulled noodles' and goose hotpot
8. random restaurant in chengdu where we ate godknowswhat

SEVEN Things that Annoyed You;
1. damn chinese weather
2. not enough luggage room

3. heartbreak extension overseas
4. not enough cds too many dvds
5. damn phonecards!
6. mom being proud of 'good looks' and not actual accomplishments

7. lack of cd burners

SIX Things You Bought;
1. 3 name chops
2. ugly ass postcards

3. 3 quipoas (lol)
4. 5 pairs of shoes
5. too many little religious figures
6. terracotta soldiers

FIVE Things You Accomplished;
1. taught
2. dealt wit kids (and didn't kill any!)

3. got better at chinese
4. traveled by myself
5. learned quite a bit about tea

FOUR Movies You Saw;
1. sahara (on plane)
2. miss congeniality 2 (on plane)
3. wicker park (hotel)
4. shark tale (school, for the kids!)

THREE Things You Wish You Did;
1. climbed the giant buddha at leshan
2. wrote more

3. took more pictures

TWO Rules You Broke;
1. bought pirated cds and dvds
2. jaywalking (lol...)

ONE Thing You LOVED About This Summer;
1. CHINA!!!