Sunday

Some more observations:
-I have changed my opinion of Beijing drivers from bad drivers to
incredibly skilled drivers. They are just very aggressive and in a
rush. What would warrant the finger in the US is just squeezing into
a tight lane and is accepted as not impolite. Also, they honk a lot,
which I initially assumed was because they were pissed off or was
telling someone they are too close. Now I realize it either means
hurry up or "I'm here" you could be the only car on the road and see
some bikers and pedestrians that might not see you and you just give
a warning honk letting them know.

-There are 3 predominant cars that you see everywhere.
Brand new VW Passat
Semi old to brand new VW Jetta's
Brand new Audi A4's and A6's.

Then there are the taxis which are very cool looking Hyundai Elantras
for the most part.
What I'm saying is that the majority of the cars are very cool
looking sedans that are kept very clean and look a lot cooler than in
the US. I have also seem some car models from major car companies
that we dont have in the US, like a Nissan or Honda. They also look
very cool.

Today I met Carroll Corina, ( Mrs. Schuler's cousin) and her son
Michael for lunch. I ended up taking the long way on the subway, out
into the "suburbs" i guess you could say. So I was about 20 minutes
late to lunch but they didn't care. We ate at a nice restaurant and
the food was very good. She works at the embassy and tomorrow I will
meet her to register myself with the US embassy.
Right after lunch I went to the Beijing Ultimate Frisbee meeting
place which was nearby and we rode in a van and taxi to the fields.
We then played a game. Those people are very cool, all of them are
expatriates I guess is the word. Frisbee was fun, afterwards we all
went out to dinner and I heard of bunch of their individual stories,
then I rode home in a taxi with 3 people who are also at BLCU or
Worldlink and live nearby to me. Now I am here, I don't know when
this will get posted since the internet isn't working, but as soon as
it connects it will go out.