Tea based lifeform

There is a drink that is quite common here in China: it goes by the name of "Bing Hong Cha", literally iced red tea. It's a cool, extremely sweet beverage that coats your mouth with a sticky syrup and undoubtedly contains a plethora of artificial preservatives and nasty chemicals. It is most likely the least healthy thing you can drink around here.

And I can't get enough of the stuff.

With the unbelievable heat that fills every waking hour here, in order to survive you need something nice and fresh to drink. Water is the most logical thing, but I always turn to the Hong Cha whenever I am especially drained. To my tired mind in the middle of class, Bing Hong Cha tastes like the sweet nectar of the gods, a delicious elixir of life squeezed from the very core of nature that fills my body with energy. Ok, maybe not that good, but still, it keeps me from passing out in the middle of the day. I usually get two or three bottles of the stuff, and I swear that by the end of this trip, my blood will be composed of 1% plasma, and 99% red tea.

Now, I bet you have all noticed by now that I tend to write in a voice very akin to a Dungeons and Dragons style. To tell you the truth, this probably reflects how much I miss playing it. Call me a nerd if you wish, but I'm surprised how quickly I have grown attached to the game, so much that it has become something I wish I could be doing write now, in order to pass the time between the lessons. Shout out to anyone in my DND group reading this!

Not much has happened recently: the only truly significant event that has occurred is a small trip to the local market. There, we bought a few snack and cheap souvenirs, but the most important thing by far was a pair of baby ducks that we bought. Right now, one of them is sleeping on my stomach. Both of them are unbelievably cute, although they do have a tendency to poo everywhere.

It's very difficult to come up with good ideas for our classes, but fortunately I have a great team, and we are capable of thinking of great ideas. I'm thinking of doing a simple science related class tomorrow, in order to mix things up a little.

That's it for today, rather short because there's little to talk about. See you all next time.

Rolling in the D20s

Diego Molina