back to life, hello from China

I'm online, wohooooooo!!!! Writing from a "crappy from the outside, beautiful on the inside"- looking coffee around the campus of BFSU in Beijing. And since the parkavenuegirl blog is accessible from here, Parkavenuegirl is therefore back to life. 

Arrived in a very smoggy Beijing yesterday at noon, and got picked up by David, my fathers co-worker from beijing. Everything no problem. In fact, I was stunned about the new terminal (T3) at Beijing Airport, it's huge, processes are very fast and uncomplicated, even the luggage was there immediately. 

The just as-huge garage was filled with brand new cars, most of them luxury class. 

After brining me to the university, just to find out that everybody is currently at lunch (anytime you need something, everybody seems to be anywhere but on their desks, it seems!), so David decided we do as they. He pulled me into a restaurant, where you could decided, which fish they should kill for you. I pulled the vegetarian card IMMEDIATELY, and David chose vegetarian for both of us ... which surprised me a little bit. but it shouldn't be the last time! 

Well, we had nice and slimy food, a soup full of mushrooms, and aspargus with Chillies, HOT AS HELL. I nearly started burning. 

The whole immatriculation process went through well in the end, and I am now the current owner of a nice room in the 15th floor, movie will be delivered soon. 

David left me after getting me a chinese number, so he can always reach me. He promised to call tomorrow (i.E. tonight), and I had to face 24 hours alone. Since that's not exactly my preferred style, I jumped on two guys I saw in the mobile shop. Alessandro and Pietro, Alessandro in the very same situation as me. Pietro being in Beijing for a couple of years, and therefore great to know. I ended up at a japanese dinner with them and 6 more, and my side of the table mainly shared our food, and since I pulled the veggie card again, most of that food was vegetarian!! I wonder if that's a form of politeness, that they join someone with special needs? 

Anyway, will test that tonight. There's a big chinese dinner this time, with people from my dad's office. Therefore, I guess I better go shopping now. Never had a better excuse. 

By the way: I feel like somebody put me in a movie. very, VERY surreal everything! but on a high level, so nothing to complain about!

再见!