#GingerAbroad
Yet another over-due post! I’ve been busy since last posting: visiting my close friends in Germany, came back to Beijing for “round two”, and met up with my mom in Tokyo. If you know me well enough, you know that last summer (2018), I went to Europe for the first time, including to Munich to visit my Forever-Friend, Robert and my Brother-from-another-mother, Fabian. That first time, the trip was cut short because I got food poisoning in London the night before I was supposed to fly to Munich. Therefore, we made plans to do it right this year and I got to spend a whole week with the boys! Needless to say, I already want to go back for a third time (come back this spring when I post about my up-and-coming Europe trip over Chinese New Year!). By August, I was itching to come back to Beijing. I’ve built a good life here with a job I love, friends that I’ll keep in contact with for years to come and a healthy dose of nerdiness! I’m continuing with my D&D group that started up last year. October marked the 70th anniversary of the PRC (People’s Republic of China) which correlated with Golden Week. Last year I stayed in Beijing for the national holiday but once was enough… the people flood to the big cities (mainly Beijing) and most of the expats flee the country to get away from the crowds! This time, I finally did what I’ve been wanting to do as long as I remembered: I went to Tokyo, Japan! Mom met me there and we had a blast! Two days at Disney, the best ramen ever and we hit every tourist spot we could! For some reason... the Japanese seem to like the "Sweet Potato" flavoring in their Starbucks drinks. Unsurprisingly... I did not try it. We got lucky, a typhoon hit just days after we left; me back to Beijing and mom back to the US. As I’m sure any expats could tell you, year two in a different country is vastly different than the first year. I know how to get around the city more confidently, my Chinese is (slowly) improving… even though I’m sure I have a Beijing accent when I talk and I know more of the little things that I didn’t know last time. Oh… and Starbucks has different holiday drinks depending on what country you are in. Last year’s drink in China left me disappointed, the Snowy Cheese Latte. But, this year’s drink is much better! I tried the Snowy Black Forest Mocha and it is awesome! I know I keep saying that I’ll post more but here’s hoping I’m not lying this time! 再见!
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