I've Found Athens in CQ!

Yesterday (Friday) after I posted my last update, I was told not to take a nap since it is easier to adjust to the time change if you stay awake the whole day and go to sleep normally at night. So, to wake myself up, I headed to the coffee shop called Harn Shen at the bottom of our building. There I've found the 99.9% equivalent to a Jittery Joe's Frosty Joe. Here it is a cappuccino smoothie, and was very good at waking me back up. Mmm, so good! They play American music there as well, but it's all like 80's (which I love). I heard U2 and Poison while I was there. :) Even better, when I was walking home from the bank, I heard "She's A Maniac" on some speakers going up the steps to our complex! I spent the afternoon at Anna's apartment, helping her move in some, and then we went around the corner to a hair salon that used to be called Famous Person Composite, but they've changed the name to something different now. Anyhow, you pay fifteen quai for a fourty five minute hair wash, blowdry and massage (this is about equal to $1.90). It was awesome! Last night we went to dinner at McDonald's. In the states, I would never go there, but here, it's different, definitely better, especially when you need some american food. At this point I can order rice for myself, which is a step closer to killing the communication barrier for me. I am excited to start classes soon because I wish so much that I could even carry on a short conversation with the people here. It definitely makes me rely on the Ref to keep me trusting. My team and I played Rook together last night until I almost fell asleep. So today we're headed to the junk market for furniture and who knows what else. I'll let you know as soon as it happens!