Wushu

This afternoon my Chinese friend, Zou Chuan Jun (let's say Jun for short), met up with me all happy, telling me his friend had already bought him a stamp and that he had even gotten me a stamp as well (I had told him I needed to buy stamps). It was truly touching. But then, of course, the stamp was for China, not for Canada, and I wanted ten stamps, not one, so...to the post office we went.

Problem: neither one of us knew where the post office was. So I stopped someone on campus and asked them - in English - where the post office was, and we found it easily enough. Jun wanted to stay outside while I went to buy my stamps! The whole point of going with him was so he could ask in Chinese for me! So I insisted he come with me...

Conclusion: funnily enough, with a Chinese person in tow, I rely more on myself and my English (and very poor Chinese) rather than on the Chinese person.

Wushu was great! We ended up practicing in my living room. I didn't think I'd break a sweat but I certainly did! It's quite demanding even though it looks more like a graceful dance than martial arts. I don't remember any of it, but it was really fun. I'll certainly continue. The routine Jun taught me apparently lasts ten minutes! I learned maybe the first thirty moves or so - maybe I'm being optimistic. I think what we did today lasts less than a minute! Oh well...

Went grocery shopping. Dental floss doesn't exist here. Neither does deodorant (it's very hard to find). I bought a broom. My place gets super dirty super easily. I feel like I spend all my time cleaning my marble floors...

Hope class goes well tomorrow. Hope your days go well too. Good luck!