CSSS 2008 Beijing-Highlights

- Mmm, the smell of eucalyptus at the Fragrant Villa - Waking up early to climb up the mountain at 6:30AM (only to get passed by old shirtless men in dress pants). Thank you jet lag. - Green pea ice cream? - Jolie's Chinese cocktail: Lychee beer and baiju - "S***! F***! I forgot my shoes!" - Timo on the bus, half way to the Great Wall - "Be careful of landslide" - sign in the bathroom - Eating infinite amounts of food, three times a day - Buying 14 waters during lunch at the Forbidden City. To, umm, prevent dehydration ;-) - Swimming by the Great Wall in forbidden waters - Repeat 100 "So... how's your project going?" - Alex showing us how it's done at the pool hall - Oh, that tastes different than it looks. - Mmm, bitter melon. Take that gut bacteria! - Sally & Ruby having to get up and dance during the middle of dinner at a not-so-Thai restaurant - Grace's graceful performances during karaoke - Random dude's not so graceful karaoke performances - Looking through 100 dictionaries to find one English-Chinese dictionary with pin yin. - Showing our skills at swing dancing, tango, and the clubs of Beijing - Getting served dinner by Kung Fu masters