Our first day here we all were split into small groups and given a tour of campus by resident Beida students. My group's guide, pictured here on the left, was Ting. She's such a sweat heart. A few of us, including the guy next to me, Felipe, have kept up with her since being here. We all love her.
Even though she's from the Southern province of Hunan, she's got a hardcore Beijing accent, which means she puts an 'r' sound at the end of sentences. This translates into a cute English accent...rather than "because" she says "becurse." We tease her about it all the time. Notice the umbrella one of my friends is holding over her head. On sunny days on campus we see more girls carrying umbrellas than girls without them. Tanned skin is not valued here for the women. It's funny walking with her cause she's constantly opening and closing her umbrella as she goes from sun to shade.