Bag It Up

This morning before orientation I went to the canteen to get a quick bite. I ordered an orange and a coffee and the lady asked me if I wanted it to-go, and I said ya fa sho fa sho. (Daniel and I have decided to speak in a thick ghetto slang so that others can't understand us because everyone here speaks at least two languages except us and we get syphoned out of conversations sometimes when a native tongue pops up. Not no more, son!)

So I was seriously perplexed when I saw the lady poor my coffee into a BAG, and when she handed it to me I pinched it between two fingers and extended my arm, staring at it in amazement. After it registered I drank it, and that was that. You wouldn't believe me unless I took a picture.

On to my dorm. It's like any other dorm room I guess. Small. I have no a/c, but if you stay completely still it's not that bad. 
My roommate is an Italian guy named Vittorio. He's cool, but not pictured.
This is the view out my front door. 
And down the hall.

The courtyard.

Orientation was a good chance to meet some other people. Out of the 280 international students that were there this morning, 8--including the 6 SDSU students--were from the USA. Vastly outnumbered but you better believe I'll be rockin the Red White & Blue come 08.08.08!

*Speaking of Beijing, how's it going Jamie?