Everything about my flight was pretty normal. One of the big things that
you will hear about is my experience being an African – American in China
because it is certainly a unique experience. When I was at the airport
the area there was a line for the Rome flight and for the Shanghai flight.
Basically, there were all Asians on the Shanghai flight for two
White-American males. One woman thought she was helping me and told me
this flight was going to China ( as if the sign right in front of us
didn’t say so) but I smiled and simply answered “Wo zhidao” which is I
know in Chinese. Her eyes opened so wide I thought they would fall out!
So I boarded my fifteen hour flight, watched two American movies and tried
to understand the two movies in Chinese. Unsuccessful. I slept for a
majority of the time. When we landed, I exchanged money, hopped in a cab
and arrived to the International Students dorm. Check in was a little
hard, it was all in Chinese but my year of Chinese language that I thought
was absolutely horrible seemed to actually work. Note to self: Thank Ye
Laoshi for putting up with us during class! The rooms are spacious and I
have my own bathroom. T. Tomorrow: opening ceremony! Zaijian!
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Posted By: Alicia Tambe, Shanghai, China
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