first night out

ahhhhhhh it was fun! We went to an area called WuDaoKou 五道口。It means "fifth level crossing of the Jingbao Railway" according to wikipedia. It's a student--foreign student especially--hotspot. During the day it's super super crowded and crazy, and during the evenings the clubs are partyin'.

We went to Propaganda, a free club that happened to have ladies night, meaning we got 3 vouchers for free drinks. Lucky, right?
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I'll try to figure out how to use my phone to take pictures if we go again. It was a really cool place (though there wasn't a pole, sorry Lilla!). So far there are two other students who have arrived for the program: Sarah and Edwin. Both are white, but the latter knows two school year's worth of Chinese and has been already in China for 2 months. Edwin (who is the one who knew about Chinese night life) managed to find the nerdiest little asian in the club and proceeded to teach/encourage him to dance better. The guy was like 5 feet tall and wearing glasses and when he danced, he very slightly would shift his weight... I'm impressed I could tell he was dancing at all. He didn't really pick up on the lessons, but he was pretty good natured about it. I was amazed that a guy like him was in a club, but maybe this is China...?

It was really fun, but I don't know how long I'd be able to keep it up. My knees hurt and I was pooped when we finished! Still, a nice way to start the program :) The other two are pretty cool. I'm glad I moved in early.