My birthday

This was my second birthday away from home. Last year was in Bangkok and this year: China. Since China makes me want to kill myself, I thought this was going to be the worst birthday EVER but it ended up being really, really nice!!!


Brandon surprised me by decorating our apartment and getting me every single ingredient that you need to make burritos!!! He actually found tortillas and cheese in HK!!!!!! It was the best meal I've ever had!

And the boxes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Maria and my mom (the coolest people in the whooooooooole world) spent a gazillion dollars sending me giant boxes of American stuff!!!! I love them sooooo, soooo much! Unless you've lived in this hell country, there's no way you can really understand how much it means to get a pile of American magazines, luna bars, Indian food mixes and real chocolate. It was better than chirstmas morning!!! I've already read every single word in all of the magazines but I'm rationing all of the food so that it’ll last until July when I leave!! It's going to make surviving so much easier!