Arrival in Beijing, China.

Truth or dare: Dare

- I dare you to have a bundle of Chinese people all speaking to you at the exact same time in a different language while pulling your hair and touching your face. Oh ya, and you have to sit on an airplane for 13 hours first.

Truth of dare: Truth

- Did you cry? ----- sure did.

I knew I was going to get attention because of the blonde hair and white face, but never in my life did I imagine to be looked at like a Victoria's Secret model. Every single eye is on me. 

Morning one - Panda Express should be illegal. This is the weirdest food I've ever seen, touched and tasted. I pick something up that resembles a sausage. NOT a sausage! They had two normal foods - bread and eggs. But wait, I hate eggs. I'm not looking to starve here, so I suppose I will have to plug my nose throughout my meals. After breakfast I locked myself in my room and unpacked into the tiny "closet" I was provided with.

Afternoon one -  China Dad, Peter, took me to register as a "citizen." This is where i got my first glimpse at the way driving will be like. I may or may not be dead by this evening. Wear your seat belt, kids. 

Second try of Chinese food was mostly unsuccessful. Lunch was a mucus looking substance with cut up pears and lettuce in it. Chinese are HUGE on their tea and if you're not a kid, you don't get a choice of what you want to drink. You have to have tea. But here there are no such thing as tea bags. They just dump it in boiling hot water and watch you drink it with spices and all!

It's actually been a pretty entertaining day. When I have no clue what they're saying I just laugh and try to say it back to them. One word I had to try like 25 times before grandma finally started clapping. The grandpa is great. He's always smiling and everyone always laughs when he says something. I'm sure they are always making fun of me because I can't understand them. They also make fun of my clothes a lot.... 

China is a completely different world. Outside is different, inside is different. I haven't seen one thing that reminds me of home. This is a good thing. I just want to dive into this culture and learn it all.
As the old Chinese woman that I sat on the airplane with said, "You are a brave, brave girl."
I just want to prove her right. 

I love you all so much and can't wait for the day I see you all again. I can't get on any social media sites yet so that's why I'm not posting anything on those. I'll keep you updated as much as possible!

xoxo