Late as Usual

So I had said I would update this every two weeks and a little over one month later I am finally getting to it. Thank you for all your patience. My last month has been surprisingly eventful. A little stressful, but a lot of fun.
My first week was chill with only me and one other family here. Then the second week all the other families started coming back from the states, as well as my roommate. That week was spent adjusting and preparing because the following week my sister came for a visit, as well as a group of 14 ppl (two of which stayed in our house). During the two weeks my sister was here we did quite a lot. We helped a family move, I got a job for a couple hours on the weekend, we hit the tourist sites, hung with some of the friends I've made, went to an orphanage for two days, hit up Beijing and explored the city. For all who would like a movie update, while Nicole was here we made a short video of my life in China and you can contact her to see it (if you don't know her contact info, just ask me).
I won't go into detail on our time here cuz I had Nicole write out a little bit about her impression of China, so you can read that to get a newbies perspective.
Although I do want to share some funny moments that have happened to me personally. The first was while I was at the airport waiting for Nicole to come in (that was a whole stinking event on it's own terms), so while I was waiting a man came over and sat next to me. Most Chinese don't speak English so I wasn't expecting anything. But he started speaking to me (in English) and I found out he was a professor here in the city and travels a lot and that's why he was at the airport. One thing to know about Chinese culture is teachers are very respected. So if a professor or teacher says anything you think is wrong or disagree with its usually better not to say anything because it would be incredibly rude and disrespectful. Well as our conversation goes Professor Zhong says to me, "You are very handsome, like a boy". (He was referring to my short hair.) All I could say was "Thank you!" Then he continues to insult me, "You look so young, what are you in middle school? Maybe 11 years old." He says with a smile on my face. haha, I politely laugh and then decide to turn the conversation on him which keeps him occupied until Nicole arrived. Thank you Prof. Zhong, yes I am pretty attractive, call it handsome if you will.
The second story was while Nicole was here, we went out to eat lunch with some Chinese Friends and afterward we were walking around waiting for a taxi/bus. One thing you should know about Chinese Culture is it is not insulting to call some one fat, heavy, big, or even a pig. It is what it is. So you all probably know I am overweight, I admit it. To the Chinese though I am a very fat, extremely fat. So my friend turns to me and says, "Natasha I want to gain weight. Do you have any advice for me?" Take a moment to let that sink in. Wow. There is a first time for everything and that is the first time anyone has asked me for advice on how to gain weight. I told her eat a lot and try to move as little as possible, sense I happen to be the expert here obviously!
Hope these stories made you laugh. That is all they are intended for! I really like all the people Ive met and have been able to hang out with so far and I am really starting to feel at home here. I will try to stay on top of my updates from here on out.
Peace.