Languages

Well, it's been a while, hasn't it? It doesn't really matter, though because only one other person actually reads this. Oh well.
I haven't written for a very good reason. I am trying to think of my reason for blogging and make my blog a topical one. This is just like a Seinfeld episode. It's a blog about nothing. And it's not even any nothing that is mildly interesting. I have written lists, I have written essays, I have written rants, I have written sadnesses, but none of this is good stuff. You know that one lady who got fired from what she wrote in her blog? I totally want to be like that. (Google Heather Armstrong. She's hilarious)
Well, I haven't thought of a topic to blog on. I could blog on Chinese. I could write about my attemps to learn the language because it is really awkward when the Chinese man and his son come in and argue loudly in their language and then they laugh. I want to know what they are saying!! I'm so nosy.
I took home a few "Teach Yourself Chinese" books. After about five minutes I decided that I am just not one of those people who can easily pick up a new language. I can say this honestly because I have also tried German, Hebrew, Spanish and French. I'm not good with languages.
We do have some interesting conversations, Mr. Jiang and I. Here's one we had the other day.
Mr. Jiang: "What you do when you go home at 8 o'clock?"
Me: "Um..."
Mr. Jiang:"You read books? You watch tv?"
Me: "Yes. I watch my sisters alot, too."
Him: "How old?"
Me: "12, 9, and 7"
Him:"I see...No boys?"
Me:"Nope. No boys."
Him:"What's your boyfriend's name?"
Me:"Oh I don't have a boyfriend..."
Him:"Why? Why you not have boyfriend? How old are you?"
Me:"21"
Him:"Why you not have boyfriend?"
Me:"Oh I don't know...I just haven't found one yet." It's much easier to say that than it is to go into the list of 59 reasons why I don't have and don't want a a boyfriend.
Him:"You find boyfriend here in Rochester?"
Me:"Um...maybe someday..."
Him:"You go to China."
Me:"No, I've never been there."
Him:"No. You go to China."
Me:"Oh. I should go?"
Him:"Yes. Go to China find boyfriend."
Me:"Should I?"
Him:"Yes. Lots of boyfriend in China. I help you. Go to China find boyfriend."
Me: "Um...maybe someday...."
Him:"I help you. You go? Yes? No?"
Me:"No...I don't really have any money right now."
Then the conversation was over. It was an interesting conversation, don't you think? Is it really that bad that I don't have a boyfriend? I mean, he wanted to take me to China to help me find one. Do I really look that desperate? Is it such a bad thing to be 21 years old (22 in three weeks) and boyfriendless?
I guess my family and friends aren't the only ones concerned about me.
I really like Mr. Jiang. He's very nice. He started teaching Chinese to whoever wants to learn. Maybe I should sign up. It would be cool to go to China. Plus, if I learned Chinese then I could have secret conversations with Jenn and Lena, cuz they're Chinese. Their parents run the restaraunt. I could go in there and order in Chinese.
Then after I learned the language I could go to China and have adventures.
Then I could learn French and go to France and see the Eiffel Tower and eat at an outdoor cafe.
Then I could learn British and go to London and meet the queen. We could have tea and crumpets.
Then I could learn Spanish and go to Spain and...do stuff. What do you do in Spain? I've never been there. Maybe I could become a great discoverer like Colombus or something.
Then I could learn an African dialect and go live in a remote tribe in the jungle and be like the Sean Connery in the Medicine Man, only I'd be more like the girl, cuz I'm a girl. Then I could eat ants and climb big trees and have a pet monkey or something.

Ugh. I really need to think of a topic...