你好中国: What happens when I am submersed in a culture for over 4 months.....

Well, things that I would have considered unusual 3 months ago have now become part of my everyday life and I consider normal:

Being stared at...I am a foreigner (not Asian)! haha
The only choice in food is noodle or rice...take your pick.
Fork and Knife are foreign terms...chopsticks are the only way to eat.
What is English...a privilege, Cantonese is spoken by everyone all the time.
Searching for the English button on all internet websites! haha
I can now convert Celsius to Fahrenheit in seconds
Sleeping on a thin piece of wood is better than nothing
I can also convert Hong Kong dollar to US dollar within seconds (I've gotten good at dividing whatever the price is by 7.8)
Paying $100 HK for something (which is really only $13 USD)
What is a car? Public transportation or walking is the only way to go!
Searching for restaurants with English menus or pictures
Stray cats everywhere
When students say "revisions" they mean "study" and when they say "lessons" they mean "class." I've actually caught myself saying these phrases a few times (it did take me a month to figure out what revisions were! haha)
Speaking of figuring out what people are trying to say...it's become normal to always be guessing what words locals or other foreign exchange students are trying to pronounce!
There is never a set price, bargaining is always an option
Large bug bites...the first time I got a few of these bug bites I thought I was breaking out in a rash! haha
Surgical masks everywhere (due to the swine flu)
Wherever I go there will always be a crowd
Street vendors selling food or underwear or anything else crazy and random
AiiiiiiYaaaaaa!! My favorite Chinese phrase.

I’m sure there are many more things that I would have once found unusual, but are now the norm…but this is the list I came up with for now! I’ve posted a few pictures of my trip to Macau, aka the Vegas of Hong Kong. I’ve also posted some pictures of our “hot pot” night with my Bible Exploration group. “Hot Pot” is a Hong Kong traditional meal, where basically everyone stands around a hot pot and throws in a bunch of different vegetables and dumplings! It's Very good!