Happy July Fourth

Everyone in China smokes. This includes both expats and the Chinese people. If you are a smoker, you can smoke practically everywhere. This is probably one of the most annoying things here, especially since in the states you can't smoke in any restaurants or bars. Even in our group of interns about half smoke which I don't understand, but I guess it is their choice.

My second week of work went good. I am almost finished with my report, and thanks to one of my editors back in the states ;) I should be turning it in next week. I am only hoping that I continue to get jobs because I don't want to be doing nothing. At the end of next week I should also get paid!! I am not making much (less than $15 a day) but everything here is so inexpensive so it doesn't really matter. The Chinese also have a very different sense of business here. When I worked at Morgan Stanley last year, everything seemed fairly straightforward as to what I had to do.

On the 4th of July we were taught how to make dumplings. It is actually pretty simple. All you need is flour, water and then some stuffing that is fairly fine. We used pork and shrimp yesterday. To make it, all you need to do is mix flour and water and then make thin, three inch flour circles out of that mix. Now I know how to make my favorite Chinese food!! :)