We’ve been in Changsha for a little over twenty-four hours now, and let me tell you, IT’S HOT. Humid to boot. We rode a train from Wuhan to Changsha and when we stepped off the train the air gave us a nice wet warm hug. It was gross. I don’t think I’ve been outside yet and not been sweating even at night. Our dorm room’s air conditioning was broken when we got here, so Austin and I died last night, and didn’t sleep well to boot. Today we toured little shops and things, it was a shopping day, but then there was lunch. They took us to a Brazilian steakhouse… meat galore. Needless to say I stuffed myself. I had things ranging from duck to crab, pig liver to roast beef, and sausage to a completely whole fried baby sparrow (which was quite tasty, you ate the whole thing, head and all, in one bite.) Afternoon we went to the new campus of Changsha University of Science and Technology, it was hot and I needed a nap, so I was a bit cranky. We then went to a Chinese student fashion show. Some were really nice, others…whoa… crazy. It was fun though, I got to sit in A/C for and hour and a half. After that and dinner we went to the “English Corner” where students meet to practice their English skills. I talked to four students, three of whom were English majors, the fourth was in management and didn’t speak much English at all. It was fun but I was hot and tired, and they don’t give you much personal space. Needless to say I was glad, when we got back, to find they had fixed the air conditioning in our room. I think I’m going to take a shower and go to bed. ‘Night all.
