The BIT (Beijing Institute of Technology) is kept very clean.
Common mode of transportation
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The freshman students are required to go through one month of army training consisting of lots of marching and exercise drills.
Military training is performed wherever there's
space - this is done on a basketball court.
There are many people who enjoy the atmosphere of BIT.
Friendships are common at BIT and the students
are happy to be friends with foreigners.
Happy Birthday Dan and Emily!

Well... close enough I guess. Sometimes we don't always know how well we're communicating what we want.
Jon receives a little help in blowing out his birthday cake.
Sometimes we get tired of walking. Here we Carry Cari. In this shot we can't quite "make out" what's happening in the background.
Typical view almost anywhere you look in Beijing. The entire city is under construction to prepare for the Olympics in 2008.
Sometimes the Chinese language translates into somewhat comical expressions.
Sometimes it just doesn't translate at all.
A friendly soccer game against BIT
Oh Dan, Dan, Dan...
A typical alley in Beijing. Space is at a premium in China and every square inch needs to maximized.
Chairman Mao had an underground bunker built during the 70's in case of nuclear attack. It could potentially hold over 300,000 people.
Although the underground bunker is meant to protect from nuclear war there are many places one can see up to ground level directly under Tiananmen square.
Ed enjoys a quick cafeteria lunch. Cost in USD - 0.50 cents.
China is known as the land of dripping faucets and leaky toilets. Sometimes they gush instead, which isn't so bad if you don't mind swimming to the tub.
Pucker up Buttercup!
Help!... Fashion Police!
Shall I say, ensembley challenged?
This is our trendy teacher Kurt who takes us everywhere and shows us around Beijing and China
We didn't enjoy a turkey for Thanksgiving but somehow we managed to get by.
We were able to enjoy a acrobatics show free of charge courtesy of BIT's foreign student dept.