August 28th: Baby Steps and Scorpions

Well my camera battery died.  Story of my life.  Bad news: I didn’t get footage of me eating a Scorpion in downtown Beijing but Good News: if I had gotten footage, it prolly would have taken me too long to edit it anyways so at least you’re getting a post decently soon, also MORE Good News: Meagan and James got a picture of it but Bad News: they haven’t posted it so Good News: You’ll never have to see it, because I’m pretty sure I looked unattractive.  Surprisinglygood and more important News: The Scorpions were quite tasty.  It’s the spices, not the texture.  

So!  Turns out, I’m a really independent person.  I’m used to going where I want on my own time, getting stuff done, fending for myself....but in China that’s not always possible because my horrible sense of direction+the chinese vocabulary of a 5-month old (literally. sometimes I just grunt and make sounds that sound chinese) =...well, embarrassing at best.  So,I’m often accompanied by a veteran.  But now!  I’m branching out! MAKING those Baby Steps, and doing things By Myself.  Check it.  So far I have...

-gone to the bank

-bought dragon fruit and something that looks like an eyeball at the market

-asked for a box at a restaurant (fat kid wants her gong bao ji ding--the new favorite dish)

-ordered ice cream

-gone grocery shopping

...yup.  That’s pretty much it.  Rejoice with me!