Today was a little disappointing for me. I wasn't disappointed in what I saw, or the country itself, but I was disappointed in myself. I felt absolutely terrible all day, and I was only able to sleep for 4 hours the whole night. I kept having these waves of nausea and dizziness. I was tired, irritable, my stomach was queasy, and my hands kept shaking all day. I was in no state to fly to Xian this morning, but I
still didn’t know what was causing it, so I didn’t think that telling the teachers would help. Shelby told them for me in Beijing’s airport, and when they came over I just collapsed and burst into tears because I really didn’t know what was wrong. They had me drink a lot of water and eat a power bar, but I almost threw it all up later. Mercifully, I slept on the plane so I didn’t feel too
bad on the plane ride, but when we were in the airport the nausea was coming in waves again. It was really frustrating having those waves of nausea because just as I told them I was feeling better, I would feel worse. But whenever I told them it was getting worse, soon I would be feeling better. We went to see Xian’s city wall, which was much flatter than the Great Wall- you could actually ride a bike on it. I was only able to snap a few photos before I felt even worse. Schags and Ewen decided to just bring me to the hotel. I was really disappointed that I would not be able to see the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, or go to the jade store. We went out in front of the wall to get a taxi, but every one we saw was full. It was taking a while, so I eventually sat down on the sidewalk. A few minutes later, we crossed the street, managing to not get hit and finally finding an em
pty taxi. I was the first student in a taxi on the trip, but I was not exactly in a state to enjoy this fact. We drove right past the city wall, which was cool because every couple of meters or so there were these tiny steps going up the wall. When we got to the hotel I sat down on the marble floor while they checked in. The doorman and the maid cleaning the lobby were really nice- both smiled at me even though I could have been throwing up all over their floor at any moment. I went to my hotel room and slept while Schags and Ewen went out to bring back lunch. They came back with food and a story of their food adventure. They had to go to three different restaurants before finding one that spoke some form of English. Even then they just pointed
to the pictures on the menu, choosing anything that looked like chicken. I guess they were a pretty big hit there, because right as they were about to pay for their food, the lady offered them some random dishes that turned out to be pigs feet. Ewen was the only one to try them, and we threw them out right after he tried them. After lunch, I slept until Shelby, my roommate, came in with stories of the afternoon. It was hard, having to miss out on seeing the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, but it was probably better that way. I was feeling ok so I went down to the hotel lobby to eat dinner with everyone else. It was so nice that everyone was concerned- this whole trip has brought everyone so much closer. Afterwards, we went to see this singing and dancing show based on the Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty was when women had a lot more influence compared to later dynasties. They also saw being plump as b
eautiful, and had not started to bind their feet yet. The dancers were skinny, but the show was still beautifu
l. This whole day had been wearing on everyone, and half of the group had trouble trying not to fall asleep to the lull of the music. We were tired during the show, but on the bus ride back to the hotel, we were absolutely hyper. The burst of energy didn’t last- we crashed almost immediately after entering our hotel room, only waking up enough to shower and answer the teachers for room check. Today I did not do as much as I wanted to, but hopefully tomorrow I can enjoy seeing the Terra Cotta warriors!
Today was a little disappointing for me. I wasn't disappointed in what I saw, or the country itself, but I was disappointed in myself. I felt absolutely terrible all day, and I was only able to sleep for 4 hours the whole night. I kept having these waves of nausea and dizziness. I was tired, irritable, my stomach was queasy, and my hands kept shaking all day. I was in no state to fly to Xian this morning, but I
still didn’t know what was causing it, so I didn’t think that telling the teachers would help. Shelby told them for me in Beijing’s airport, and when they came over I just collapsed and burst into tears because I really didn’t know what was wrong. They had me drink a lot of water and eat a power bar, but I almost threw it all up later. Mercifully, I slept on the plane so I didn’t feel too
bad on the plane ride, but when we were in the airport the nausea was coming in waves again. It was really frustrating having those waves of nausea because just as I told them I was feeling better, I would feel worse. But whenever I told them it was getting worse, soon I would be feeling better. We went to see Xian’s city wall, which was much flatter than the Great Wall- you could actually ride a bike on it. I was only able to snap a few photos before I felt even worse. Schags and Ewen decided to just bring me to the hotel. I was really disappointed that I would not be able to see the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, or go to the jade store. We went out in front of the wall to get a taxi, but every one we saw was full. It was taking a while, so I eventually sat down on the sidewalk. A few minutes later, we crossed the street, managing to not get hit and finally finding an em
pty taxi. I was the first student in a taxi on the trip, but I was not exactly in a state to enjoy this fact. We drove right past the city wall, which was cool because every couple of meters or so there were these tiny steps going up the wall. When we got to the hotel I sat down on the marble floor while they checked in. The doorman and the maid cleaning the lobby were really nice- both smiled at me even though I could have been throwing up all over their floor at any moment. I went to my hotel room and slept while Schags and Ewen went out to bring back lunch. They came back with food and a story of their food adventure. They had to go to three different restaurants before finding one that spoke some form of English. Even then they just pointed
to the pictures on the menu, choosing anything that looked like chicken. I guess they were a pretty big hit there, because right as they were about to pay for their food, the lady offered them some random dishes that turned out to be pigs feet. Ewen was the only one to try them, and we threw them out right after he tried them. After lunch, I slept until Shelby, my roommate, came in with stories of the afternoon. It was hard, having to miss out on seeing the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, but it was probably better that way. I was feeling ok so I went down to the hotel lobby to eat dinner with everyone else. It was so nice that everyone was concerned- this whole trip has brought everyone so much closer. Afterwards, we went to see this singing and dancing show based on the Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty was when women had a lot more influence compared to later dynasties. They also saw being plump as b
eautiful, and had not started to bind their feet yet. The dancers were skinny, but the show was still beautifu
l. This whole day had been wearing on everyone, and half of the group had trouble trying not to fall asleep to the lull of the music. We were tired during the show, but on the bus ride back to the hotel, we were absolutely hyper. The burst of energy didn’t last- we crashed almost immediately after entering our hotel room, only waking up enough to shower and answer the teachers for room check. Today I did not do as much as I wanted to, but hopefully tomorrow I can enjoy seeing the Terra Cotta warriors!
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