I really do think the fog is pretty, but I wouldn't want it every single day. Fortunately, it's cleared up a lot now, and the scenery around campus is really pretty. It looks more like this as of now:
Classes have started, and the class I'm taking is a pretty intense 8 AM to noon Chinese marathon. It's definitely a bit of work to keep up. On top of that, one of our classes is with Chinese students, and we also now have conversation partners, so now we have Chinese friends to hang out with. I'm really glad for this, as before I was hanging out exclusively with my American friends who came with me on the program. This also means I get more opportunities to practice my Chinese, which is of course one of my main objectives here in China.
Besides class, we've basically been out and about exploring Qingdao. There's a big shopping area called Taidong that we've been to several times; the night market there is a lot of fun and full of awesome Chinglish shirts. I will undoubtedly buy one of them before the end of the trip. Speaking of Chinglish, it runs rampant throughout China. I've started taking photos of it wherever I see it.
There has also been an abundance of beer, seeing as how this is Qingdao, and I've definitely been drinking a couple from time to time. There are actually a bunch of varieties of Qingdao beer here in, well, Qingdao, as opposed to just the standard type you see everywhere. We went to Beer Street where the brewery is and looked around, although we actually didn't drink any beer there. There are some pretty cool things to see there, though.
There are many more adventures to be had, and I'll keep you fellows and fellowettes posted.
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