Sunday, November 9, 2008

Dear Chinese Government,

I've been pretty wary of saying anything against you while I'm here this past semester, but I'm afraid this situation has just gotten too ridiculous. It is currently less than 40 degrees F outside right now, which means it is approximately (according to my calculations) about 40 degrees in my room, because we have no heat. Please, for the love of Buddha and Mao and the Olympics, turn on the heat!

In case you are wondering, I am currently wearing, as I prepare to go to bed:
2 pairs of socks
leggings
sweatpants
a long sleeved shirt
a tshirt
a hoodie
and and contemplating wearing a scarf and earmuffs in order to get my beauty rest.
This is not natural! Also, not fair that Qinghua already has their heat on! This is not communism! We should all either have, or have not... or am I getting my ideologies mixed up here?

In other news, I have safely returned to Beijing and have a crapload of work to catch up on. That combined with the freezing factor means I probably won't be updating in full until the end of the week. I know you'll all be waiting with bated breath: Will she wake up one morning a frozen popsicle? Or will she someday post the hundreds of pictures she took in the past two weeks? Stay tuned...

2 comments:

j said...

i'm jealous. although it was high 40s at some point during the day...

Unknown said...

aw i remember going back to china during winter break one year... it was sooooooo cold. i feel for yous.