July 9, 2009

• I want to learn to cook some real food, not those silly canned and frozen foods.  Over the break, my aunt and mom questioned me about what I have been eating here, and I guess I kind of minimized what I have been doing to reduce the amount of explanation needed.  Not that I didn't want to communicate; I just feel kind of awkward responding to both in English when they ask me in Chinese; then they feel obligated to speak to me in English instead.  I kind of wish my Chinese would improve, but I don't feel like I have much of an affinity for it.  I'm not bad with Spanish, but it is so much more similar to English than things like Chinese.  If I had practiced or studied Spanish more after high school, I think my Spanish at its highest point is better than my current Chinese.  Fail!  So 5-year old me was more fluent in Chinese then my current self. 

  Which reminds me, I should probably brush up on that Spanish before going to Peru! 

  We need an Ice Monster in Florida!  I bet they'd succeed really nicely here. The weather here is a lot like that of Taiwan (hot, moist).

  

  Basically, shaved ice topped with fresh fruits.  Condensed milk drizzled all over.  Yumsies!  In Taiwan they had a combo of mango/kiwi/strawberry that I didn't see listed on their website.  But I also saw a bunch of different options on there that I didn't see when in Taiwan.

  I finally finished my lab report last night maybe around 2:30 (this morning, whatever).  It made me sad to know thatm y lab report was longer than my extended essay.  But it was lame of them; they made us combine three experiments into one lab report.  The introduction was long, but the materials and methods was just monstruous. 
  

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  My sister sent me to Stumble Upon, and that has been the bane of my concentration.  There are so many lists!  & I really love lists .

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