BEDUS Day 15: Year of the Dragon

Dear Blog,

Today marks the first day of the new lunar year, the year of the dragon. The year of the dragon is seen as the luckiest in Chinese tradition and so far, I can say that the year has been going pretty well. Though the weather outside has been, depending on who you talk to, either Gothically romantic or dismally dreary (I prefer to think of it as the former), I have been rather warm in my new long sleeved t-shirts and fuzzy hats, and have been lucky to be in the company of wonderful people. In addition, I am lucky to have understanding advisers and professors, and the most supportive family a girl could ask for. I do not want for food or shelter, and instead have a surplus of both. I am intellectually, socially, and creatively stimulated on a daily basis, and never find myself bored.

I can honestly say that this is the start of a great year.

Today's blog is short because I'm in the middle of reading about Mexican maps and listening to Ministry of Magic.

Until tomorrow,
Angela 

BEDUS Day 14: Chinese New Year's Eve Dinner!

As a testament to how quickly the time passes, it's been two weeks since I've begun my endeavor to blog every day until spring break. Today is the eve of Chinese New Year and to celebrate, Kelsey and I got takeout to try to get in all the food groups that are required to have a great year.

We've got a seafood curry noodle soup with fish and tofu (from the dining hall), for surplus in the coming year (we even left over a little fish cake!). We've got pork and duck in the buns and chicken in the dumplings. And we've got little round ma tuan's. Mmmm...yumyumyum.

Let it be known that Kelsey and I don't eat out often, but the beginning of the year is often full of celebration times. The food turned out to be much tastier than expected, as well.

Happy Chinese New Year and let's get ready for school tomorrow.