December 1, 2012
Had too much surgary treat today so my brain is very slow right now...don't know how they are relative to each other, but seems like sugary stuff has so much power to get people fat and slow...
After Thanksgiving break, I feel 2012 is getting closer and closer.
So during Thanksgiving break, I had hotpot with my Chinese friends and one American...Why that American (Ryan) is so special? Because he is the host's boyfriend...It is reasonable that he was there...
Our stomachs almost exploded!!!!! We kept eating for hours...
Here is a picture about the material and how it was before we ate.
So the balls are meat balls.. the organish ones are fish balls..the white ones are pork balls..the dark ones are beef balls...the dark pink ones are shrimp balls...beef flavor is my favorite.. :) The meat in the container is beef..the white stuff you see is tofu...the seafood on the right is shrimp...and also we had mushrooms, cabbage, bok choy...so on.
Actually these are just part of material that we will put in that pot when we are in China...It is just different when you do anything in the foreign country...I think...but they are still very very very good!!
Other than this hotpot, I had three Thanksgiving meals...AND I GAINED FOUR POUNDS!!!!!!!!!!
That's scary...I had six Thanksgiving meals this year..all happened in one month. I didn't have any turkey before I came to this country...so I guess I am trying to catch up and make up my turkey-missing-years.
So what is above is my third Thansgiving.....food part.
the other part? SHOPPING!! It was not crazy...but tiring. Longest shopping time I've ever had in this country...I went to shop with two Chinese girls and Ryan (again). Ryan was there for his girlfriend..He didn't shop at all but driving the car for us. So nice! We stayed up all night shopping on Black Friday. It was people everywhere. Christmas music was on since 3 or 4 a.m. It was not that crazy as I thought...It is just like normal weekend at the shopping center in Shenzhen where I am from in China.
I spent some time with my American sister Tess on the break. It was so nice and awesome. It was just like the old time...SO GOOD!! She is such a sweet girl.
Really...I can't imagine how my life would be without my first host family. Last night was monthly international student night at my American parents' house...A Chinese boy was a little bit impressed by my English, even though mine is not good enough to impress a lot of people. It is all because of my American family. My American mom corrected papers, grammar, and oral English for me. I have spoken the most English in my whole life during last two years with my American family. Although there are still many grammar probems of my posts, it is still an encouraging thing for me to do. I bet I would never write anything long like this post in English before I came to this country and actually learned something. I think what I learned most is to be confident with speak another language.
I am just so so so thankful that I stayed with them, truly, truly. LOVE THEM!!
This semester is really getting close to the end. I am going to New Mexico to visit my friends JoAnne and her husband Eric after finals for Christmas and New Year. They will be my first Christmas and New Year in this country. SOOOOOO EXCITED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :))) The warm place makes me more excited! :P
Here is a sugary picture for starting this month. Wish a sweet and nice month for everybody!!! :D
Maybe next post will be in New Mexico! Adios!:))))))))))
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