Project Chungguk: Day 21

Saturday morning, Michelle and I left Seoul and arrived back in Beijing. We met up with Awesome Chinese Boy again and stuff. Michelle left for Wuhan on the train last night (and arrived safely this morning), but after Boy and I left her at the train station, this happened:

We walked for a bit before calling a taxi and talked as we walked. He talked about his trip to QuFu and how he took a bath in a yu4 gang1 (jade tub), but I heard yu3 gang1 (fish tank) and I stared at him like he was crazy. After we clarified that one, all of of a sudden he's like "SO WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO GET MARRIED?"

MEI: ...uh...when I find someone suitable?
BOY: *says stuff about how girls date around but when they get older and feel pressuerd to get married by family and friends and society, sometime they just settle for someone, anyone*
MEI: but what if they marry the wrong person? ;_;
BOY: yeah that's how i feel
MEI: *thinking* i'm not sure why we're discussing this
BOY: but i wouldn't worry about it if i were you.
MEI: ???
BOY: finding the right person, i mean. you have qualities that can attract guys.
MEI: ...i don't know how to respond to that (i said this out loud, yes)
BOY: i think it's because in the u.s. you don't run into a lot of chinese boys, but if you were in china, a lot of boys would be after you
MEI: *ambiguous sound of unintelligibility*
BOY: *raises hand* i can testify to that! when i was talking about you two to my friend, they said i was very *something chinese that mei doesn't understand*
MEI: *confused stare*
BOY: i don't know to say that in english...uh...like a guy talks about a girl. *then in awkward english* very man, very woman?
MEI: I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY NOW

IT WAS SO AWKWARD. Michelle should've never left me. I think I may sort of like him. ;___; But it doesn't even matter because he's in a different country and we fail at each other's language and this is so so awkward, because I can't remember the last time (okay, yes I can) I even sort of liked someone.

Then he texted me this morning & was like "good morning mei, you're leaving for america today but i can't go to the airport. remember to email me and don't forget about me! bye bye mei."

And I was like: I have no idea how to take this anymore! I HATE BEING A GIRL SOMETIMES. Emotions, who needs them!

So a beautiful way to round up my China-Korea trip. Very helpful in distracting me totally from fandom and the pretty boys I like to stare at, however. I think I'm going to go...sit in a corner and be confused now. I fail at social situations.

Leaving for the U.S. on a 5 o'clock flight today. Going to the airport at 2. Be home soon!