My Time in China

So I am finally in China! It is so exciting and I am enjoying myself so much.
I have not experienced jet lag basically at all, which has been very nice. I really feel like I've adjusted completely to the time here. The weather is pretty nice, it gets a little chilly at night, but nothing that layering and blankets can't handle.
The food is also amazing here. I don't want to make any rash statements, but I don't think I will be missing American food for quite a while because of how much I enjoy the food. Everything is extremely cheap too, which is very nice for living expenses.
My roommate is one of the girls who came with my group. She goes to school in Texas and has a thick southern accent. :-) She's pretty fun.
China is so interesting in that you can (and do) walk to get everything you need. Everything is so accessible, where I walk to the bakery or the fruit alley, or the stationary store to get what I need. I really enjoy life here so far. It's nice to just walk to a place that you need, such as to the Internet cafe or the post office. There is always a ton of construction here because everything is being constantly developed, but everyone always walks through, sometimes around, the mess and life goes on. :-)
My classes are starting this Monday and will take up a lot of my time. THey're going to be very interesting though. We've already had a few introductory Mandarin classes and they've been very fun. We even have our first quiz tomorrow (on a Saturday!) over the numbers in Chinese.
Mostly what we've been doing these couple of days I've been here is going to different places and practicing getting by in Chinese. We've ordered food, gotten cards for the Internet cafe, and exchanged money at the bank. I'm learning new phrases every day and can't wait when I will be able to hold a conversation with the people I buy my food from every day.
I really like all of the people in my study abroad group and couldn't imagine better people to be living with over the next three months. All of the teachers are really great too. I know I'm going to learn a lot.

Some interesting fun facts...
So far I've eaten squid and duck's tongue, both of which I thought were very delicious.

The shower I use is just a nozzle on the wall of the bathroom that sprays over the whole bathroom (on the toilet and everything). It's not a separate room or separated from the toilet or anything. There is hot water, though!

That's all I have time for now! More to come...