中国 (aka China)

Yet again, It has been a while!! Well, I just returned from China a few days ago and it was the best 10 days of my life. Here are the highlights

-Making it to the unrepaired part of the great wall... only 7 of us or so did make it.-The US Embassy and talking to the foreign service officials about their personal lives and what it takes to get into the foreign service

-"Barone", one of the guys did not see the space inbetween Bar and One so he kept calling it Barone the whole night. haha

- As we are walking by the South Korean Embassy the "barone" kid screams "I love Kim Jong Il!" idiot.

-The 25th b.day of a grad student at Zapatas..... and the Grease Mega Mix... which brings me to my point of.... we really give Asia the wrong impression of what is cool. When we, as Americans, rock out to the horrible music played at the bars (i.e. Grease Mega Mix, Kung Fu Fighting, Pretty Fly for a White Guy, We are Family, I will Survive, Cotten Eyed Joe, Numa Numa... ect) we make Asians think that is what is "hip" in America. NewsFlash: Its Not Hip, It never will be hip, It never was hip. moving on.

- "Your Song Bar"- we think it is going to be a kareokee bar so we go in all excited and there are a few prostitutes, 3 old creepy German men, 2 american chinese men all in this bar sulking in corners looking mad shady. We got the Sino-American men to translate "let me love you long time" exactly like that for me. haha

-Another night, we were looking for a good bar to go to in Shanghai and we decided to stop in this place that had a ton of people and loud music thinking it would be a good time. We sit down for a beer and realize that the bar is really lame... so we decide to dance... I get pulled up onto the bar and given sparkelers. I am dancing with 2 middle aged Chinese women on the bar. Yes, after that moment, my life was complete.

- After going to the dud bar, we decide to go to Judy's which is on the other side of hte Hilton. We get in there and start tearing up the dance floor right away. We owned that place. Prostitutes, business men, foreigners, locals... everyone was looking at us and coming up and dancing with us. It was "barone guy", this other girl, and I. The girl and I got our picture on the stripper poles on the bar. YES. We are all having a blast and just drinking and smoking (yes, i know.. mad gross.. it was the environment though). The guy started getting a little flirty with me and i could tell that it was going to be a long night. more thoughts on that subject later, maybe. This was the second best night in China. "Barone" walked me back to my room bc i was very very intoxicated.. I woke up the next morning still drunk and had to go to SIP.

- BYE FAR the best night in Shanghai was the night that J. and I decided to go out. The guys on our trip were supposed to call us to go out and never did so we decided to make our own fun. We went to the most amazing cuban resturate across the street and had margaritas and sangria. We then decided that there was no way in hell that we were going back to the Hilton so early so we decided to make a night out of it. SO. J. was nervous b/c she thought that 2 girls going out alone was going to end poorly but I contended that I was sick of females being looked at as weak and that we could take care of ourselves just fine. This was an amazing decision bc well.. read on.

So. We go to Zapatas (our favorite Shanghai bar). We ended up @ Zapatas almost every night in shanghai bc it was so much fun. Not 5 minutes inside the bar doors, I am pulled up onto the bar.. wearing a miniskirt none the less. I dance there for a while with some weird guys from Spain and I get down. J. and I then just go to get more drinks @ the outdoor bar and we end up talking to someone that was from Virginia, someone from Wisconson, and someone from Italy. After we finished talking to those people... I heard the most amazing accent coming from a boy ordering at the bar the same time we were. I turn and look and he is very very very good looking... NOTE: not hot but just an amazing looking person. Lets call him Manchester. Yes, he was from Britian. We talk to him for a while and meet his friends "American Simon" and Max. We all talked for a while, hten J. and I ran to the bathroom and promised to meet "AS" and Max on the dance floor.

Well, it turned out the bar was too crowded to find them so we just ended up finding a space on the floor to dance and staying put. This was also a good decision bc we met ANOTHER british boy. We will call him Noble. (The Blonde One)We are just laughing and dancing all silly with him and he begins to dance with a girl he was friends with. I was disappointed bc he was gorgeous but whatever life goes on. So i turn around and start dancing with J. and all of a sudden I feel someone come up behind me and start dancing with me. It was Noble and he had his head right next to mine and his whole body pressed against me. (which i was 200% fine with!) I looked over to make sure I hadent left J. stranded and she was dancing with some French guy (his pick up line was "hello. i have a girlfriend. but will you dance with me?"haha) So I figured she was fine. Noble then brought me upstairs, which was closed off bc we were reaching Last Call time.

We end up in a booth and he kisses me. We were both so hot and sweaty from dancing and being around so many people. He pulled me onto his lap so i was facing him with my legs on either side. (it sounds so much worse than it was!) He takes his hands and holds my face/neck and says (in the beautiful British accent) "you are just stunning." Bam. I was hooked. haha I pull away for a moment so I oculd put my hair up and he says "I could do that" and pushed my hands away and runs his fingers through my hair. :) so we make-out for a little while. Then he pulled away and started laughing. "what?" I asked. and his reply "oh, just your accent it is so hot." which was interesting to me bc dont the british think we butchered their language?? I began kissing his neck and by his ear. as soon as i did that he instantly asked me to go home with him.. I know you are thinking I did it.. well NO. I didnt. haha Not a minute later we have a flashlight glaring at us and it was a bar staff member telling us we had to leave the top floor.

We go downstairs to find Jen still dancing away with the Frenchman. Noble and I continue to kiss and hold hands and what not. We then go outside bc the inner bar closed. We start talking: American Simon, Max, Manchester, Noble, J., and I. Noble would not let go of my hand or my waist. It felt nice to have someone like that just want you and think you are pretty, even if it is only for one night. Noble took out a cig and I made a face. "you smoke?" I asked, forgetting he was european. "of course love." he replied "but if you hate it so much I won't right now" "Thank you" (kiss). J. and I then realize that we have to be up in 2 hours to attend a meeting with the Shanghai Institute of Foreign Trade. We say goodnight to the boys and walk to a cab. Noble hails a cab for us and pulls me in and kisses me, takes my number, and asks again if i will leave with him. "i am not going to fuck you tonight. you know that right?" i ask "you may want to go in there and find some girl that will. dont waste your time standing here with me" he looked rather shocked that i was so blunt and said "dont put yourself down like that." kisses me again and promised to facebook me the next morning. Best Night Ever

-More China to Come