Juniper Armstrong

One of my closest friends from the States visited this past weekend. It was SO wonderful to see her and experience some good ole' western logic. The things you miss when living over here seem so peculiar-- but it was so refreshing having someone who understands your sense of humor and how you think, come to this county and see what you see every day.

My friend Abbie and her friend Leah came to China for a one week whirl-wind tour. They arrived off the plane at 10pm on Saturday, where I promptly greeted them in their hotel lobby for a night out in Beijing. Nothing quite like getting off a 14 hr plane flight and then being subjected to the Chinese nightlife. But I say instant immersion into insanity is the best way to rip that 'sissy western ideals' bandage right off! HAHA That night was so hilarious- Abbie nearly got engaged 3 times, I was forced to prop-up an Asian man named "Alan" while his friend chased down a street kid who stole 100 yuan, we all danced in a style that was a cross between eastern european techno and bizarro chinese fusion HAHA All in all, it was a fabulous night. Since it was after 3 am when we devoured our street cart hotdogs (these hotdogs are delicious and are all beef(i hope)) we decided it was time to head home. Abbie and Leah did have to be on the bus 3 hours later to begin their 'cultural' tour of china...I think walking the Great Wall slightly tipsy and hungover is the best way to see it anyhow :)

((sorry last post was done in the wee hours of the morning so there are a lot of run-on sentences and typos... fixed some of the typos but couldn't care less about the run-ons haha))