Beijing by the Numbers
Me
American mosquito bites: 1
Chinese mosquito bites: 3
Chinese spider bites: 1
Times I’ve eaten something without having a clue what it was: 7
Times I’ve eaten meat: 6 (I think… see above)
Times I’ve been mistaken for a German tourist: 3
Times I’ve had to ask a Chinese person how to say something: 5
Times I’ve dropped the H-bomb: 1 (probably won’t do that again…)
Travel
Taxi rides taken: 4
Honest taxi drivers encountered: 2
Hours spent on plane: 14 ½
Hours spent in the air: 13 ½
Hours spent in American airports: 7
Hours spent in Chinese airports: 1 ½
Hours slept so far: 15
Hours awake so far: 68 and counting…
Sara’s apartment
Toilets: 2
Working toilets: 1 (the other one is in a perpetual state of flush. What a waste of water!)
Sinks: 3
Working sinks: 2
Washing machines: 1
Dryers: 0 (there are no dryers in China. Weird, right?)
Beds: 10 (5 bunk beds)
Mattresses: 6
Computers: 1
Rolling blackouts: 3
My dorm room
Cans of tuna: 14
Granola bars: 31
Bananas: 3
Bottles of water: 7
Rolling blackouts: 2
Chinese books: 6
Pirated DVDs: 3
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