Are you getting tickets for Rent, Michelle? Well, I've never been to the Golden Gate Theater in SF but my sister might have. So Serena, are balcony seats or orchestra seats better, when the orchestra seats cost $25 more?

Thanks for everyone's concern for my health. The flu-like symptoms have stopped, but (sorry if this is crude) I haven't had a solid shit in days. But not to worry, it seems like everyone else I'm traveling with currently has diarrhea or had it a couple days ago. But my appetite for food really has waned.

And YAY, I have Alias episodes waiting for me when I get back =]

I still have two nights left in Xining. We just got back from an overnight trip to Qinghai Hu, a lake about 6 hours from here. It was really gorgeous. And even though we were still in China, politically speaking with the boundaries and all, we were culturally in Tibet. I really don't think I've ever been that isolated before. Tons of yaks, sheep, and goats everywhere. We ate yak meat in a tent for dinner. Quite delicious. While we were taking pictures by the lake, there was a huge group of young Chinese men that were swarming us and taking pictures with us because we were Americans. It was hilarious. They were such cute men though...each of them rushing towards me and my friends to take individual pictures. And before anyone gets gross thoughts, it wasn't in some kind of creepy, perverted way. They just had never met Americans before, and I don't know if they had ever seen a white person before this, so they were really excited.

Anyways, I have a summer job as a Playgrounds leader =]. Much much much much thanks is owed to Daveed who recommended me for this job. I wouldn't have been given such a last-minute interview or so much consideration had it not been for Daveed. So now his butt is on the line and I can't mess up. Oh dear. I'm having a lot of doubt about whether or not I'll be good at this because I really haven't worked with kids before, and I don't think I'm very good at it. But this leads me to another point. I had been praying for a long time for a job this summer because as school was winding down and China was getting closer it was looking like I wouldn't have a job. And no job means no income, and I was wondering how I'd be able to fulfill my financial aid package. But prayer does work, and God provided, so I'm thankful =]

There's tons of good stuff to buy here in Xining. Lots of cool Tibetan things. And my time is going to run out soon. Until next time....