It never ceases to amaze me how quickly time can fly by, I am already two weeks into the program and in many ways it feels like I just got here, yet in other ways it feels like it has been far more than two weeks. When I came here I expected that the students would be super intense and studying all the time, and yet that isn't always the case. When I got here the local students cautioned all of the foreigners about how we would be cometing for grades against students who do nothing but study all the time. While students here do strive for exceptional grades they too often choose to stay in bed rather than go to class (although the weekday hangover does appear to be uniquely western affliction), or browse facebook rather than listen to the lecture. The dorm rule banning alcohol obviously must not be enforced as there are three cases of beer in the common room of my floor, and I saw someone walk by the security desk drinking out of a bottle of red wine. Slowly I am coming realize that college students will be college students no matter where they are in the world.
Overall I am having a great time here. Going out and exploring the night life is still nearly a nightly event, which has made this whole place so much fun. The people who I have met here are awesome people are just so much fun to be around. The next couple of weeks like they should be an experience I will remember forever. This weekend I am going to Macau and then next Friday I should be headed out to Bangkok for the weekend.
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