One more week...

So I went in on Friday and found out we aren't going on our trip to 内蒙古...what a shame! So I'll be hanging out for the next week. I went out to dinner at Lush with everyone Saturday at Wudaokou. I think I will go to an art show with Zach and some folks from his lab Sunday morning. Not sure what the rest of the week holds. I plan on going back to 天安门 and taking some more pictures of 毛泽东. I don't plan on going back to 北京大学 this week since it is a pain in the ass to access it. I probably should also go to 颐和园 since not doing so would be doing a disservice to myself. Next Sunday I will fly to 東京 (this might be hard to figure out) before flying back to the U.S.
So where am I going this week? I'd like to see if anyone can figure out where I plan to go.

Before I forget, I'd like to thank Tom's mom for reading my blog. She told me that she was finding out more info about Tom from my blog than she was from Tom's own blog. Interesting...

The beginning of the end

So we're down to the last 10 days of the trip. While I've immensly enjoyed my time in the city, I can't wait to get back to the states and eat all the foods I can't eat here. I'm not sure how the last 10 days will play out exactly. Our lab is still planning a trip to Inner Mongolia sometime (don't know when yet). The guys in my lab asked me if I was bringing my "girlfriend" along on the trip (I don't have one right now). So I just might have to bring someone with me on this trip...we'll see what happens. I think Tom plans on bringing Nicole along.

I haven't done much in lab this week. Our group has been taking it easy and complaining because it is terribly hot in the labs. Tomorrow will be my last day in lab and it makes me sad that my time there is coming to an end. I've learned a lot from the guys in the lab but I won't miss the closet/oven we call "the lab". But my 7 weeks here is the equivalent of working about 10-12 weeks in an American lab (I've worked close to +/- 480 hrs). I need a vacation!

I also finally got the ID card situation resolved. The JI folks had to make a new card with another stamp on it. I'm not sure why it wasn't done correctly the first time. I've spent a lot of time this week getting it fixed, but the staff there was good in helping us out.

Things are getting strange...

So I went into lab on Sunday thinking we were ending experiments that day. Turns out we have another week of work. But during the seminar, I find out that we might travel to Inner Mongolia for a few days. Peking University also decided to start closing off the campus to foreigners without proper ID. So the folks at the JI got ID cards for us to get on campus. So I tried to get in the east gate to eat dinner and the guards wouldn't let me in. Zach and his grad student came by a few minutes later and helped me get in. I might have to quit work if I can't get into campus to eat lunch/dinner. Things are getting strange in a hurry.