Written 9/2

I’ve never been so lame before in terms of ability to eat. I eat light meals and feel sick. I almost made it through dinner last night. So that is good. Every meal gets a little easier, but again, I’m pathetic haha.

I found a shop that sells movies for about 7 kuai yuan. That is approximately 1 dollar. I can buy the first 7 seasons of scrubs for the equivalent of 25 dollars!! That would be a 280 dollar value at home! I would be a fool not to buy it. I will. Later.

Orientation is today. I have about 300 million questions and problems so hopefully they can help. Most important of them is the following two issues: What classes can I register and how do I get the meal plan??? So far I’ve been buying my own meals. It is extraordinarily cheap (about 2 dollars for a really nice meal) but they should be paid for by my paid meal plan. When does that start??

I’ve only met a handful of Americans. No problem with that but it is a huge struggle to communicate. My Chinese is terrible.