figured id drop by to say hey to you all and give an update
im in nanjing china for the month, learning (or trying to learn) mandarin and seeing the country, ill also be visiting xian, beijing and shanghai...
-traffic laws here are practically non-existant, crossing the street is a near death experience just about every time
-cities here make american cities look like villages, they are massive, with tons of gigantic apartment skyscrapers
-everything here is dirt cheap, i bought 16 dvs for the price of about one in the us, including silent hill, hostel, vendetta, etc
-people here love american culture
-chinese ppl SUCK at sports, there is a track with a soccer field and bball court, we watch them all the time, they cant make a goal or basket for SHIT hahaha
-the mentality here is very humble and modest, not like the "im better/richer than you" bullshit of the west, its very comfortable
-my group gets stares from everyone on the street
-there are more bicycles here than chinese people
here are some pics for you....
http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/8126/dsc027133yz.jpg
http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/3024/dsc027529eb.jpg
http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/7613/dsc027732jq.jpg