Thank you, Driver for considering our safety

We returned this morning from a short jaunt to Dandong. From the train station we got on a bus and headed for campus. The streets were surprisingly lively for 4am on a sunday morning. Lots of people shuffling about and cars coming and going. Not even 5minutes from the station we were stopped at a red light when a taxi flew by from behind and blew through the red light. No hesitation, just plain bravado. I took the moment to thank the driver "Thank you, Driver for considering our safety."

It was overall a good trip. We went to a relaxing little island on the yellow sea. Ate some seafood, had a bonfire/disco party on the beach, rode tandem bikes, and I went for a swim. The disco beach bonfire party was unexpected and ridiculous. Three unenthusiastic dudes played crazy russian disco music accompanied by absurd music videos that had nothing to do with the music. The music videos were of the same genre offered at the karaoke bars. Most of them consist of a guy and a girl in some sort of romantic situation. Walking down a beach, riding a motorcycle, in a hotel... There is no plot, just lots of shots of them from various angles for the duration of the song. They shot with handheld cameras, and the "actors" probably got paid less than $10.

I ate some interesting food. Had some crabs, what i think were clams, and some snails. I also ate a whole rotisserie rabbit for lunch one day. There was plenty of free/dead time on the trip which gave us time to practice our jianzi (a feathered hackysack) game.

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