My Little Drug Warlords

So i did midterms last week and this week. For my speaking classes they had to get into groups and pretend as if they are starting a business together. They had to give a presentation and basic market strategy in front of the class. talk about things like....

what is the business?
where is it located?
what is your product or service?
how did you get the money?
how will you advertise?
blah blah blah...

Most were pretty boring.....lots of supermarkets, book stores, restaurants etc...

but then one group in my Post-grad class came up with something a little more creative.

it was 2 boys and 2 girls. they got up in front of the class and stated that they were starting a drug company. i assumed they meant pharmacy and thought it was an interesting choice.
but then they said that their company would specialize in opium and heroin.
yeeaahhh.

opium and heroin.
but they would offer MANY kinds of drugs.
Then they went on to explain that they would start the business by stealing money and doing money laundering. in order to make their product in a cost efficient way, they were going to hire child labor to work their "factory". CHILD LABOR!!! At this point i start laughing. i'm just so shocked ......come on...child labor. you would have laughed too. anyways, the whole group stops for a second looks at me and then just continues unshaken. thy next portion was on how they would pay off a small section of the police to protect them and how they would be investing in private ships and jets. and last but not least, they would advertise and gain new customers by getting many famous celebrities hooked on their drugs so people will think it's cool and come to them.

They gave the whole presentation straight faced...they weren't even thrown off when i laughed and the class would occasionally snicker. completely serious delivery. So i have NO idea if they were serious or not....or if they even realized just how funny and clever it was.

i have to admit i was pretty impressed...the presentation itself was well thought out and delivered plus they even had the guts to stand up and do it in the first place. not to mention the creativity it took......in a country not known for encouraging or nourishing creativity in it's students.

awesome bu awesome?
awesome.

Friends, birthdays,and Typhoons!!

So a random update from China......Been really busy with classes this semester....But still loving it here. It's suddenly really cold and I'm not sure I'm ready for winter. Marcos came last weekend to visit....aaannnd i've been getting phone calls from people who used to be in china but have since left to go back to the US. It's been sooooooooo nice to hear from them.

Last night was the big Halloween party! SOOO Fun!! will be posting those pics later. I love teaching Halloween. I played The Monster Mash in class. They seemed to really dig it.

Anyways....here are some new pics

Some of my fav. people this semester....adorable Korean girls i live with.

You can never have too many KTV pics!!

Tanya and Alexis rocking out

Tanya and I took a little visit to the spa!!! we had a crazy crazy honey and milk massage....they wrapped us up in saran wrap cocoons of deliciousness.

aren't we gorgeous in our face masks!!


Spas in china will let you sleep there all night for really really cheap. Ver y relaxing....cleanest i've felt in china. and after we released all those toxins...we quickly put them back in by having a tasty Mc Donald's breakfeast!!

Nate and i ran into these awesome dancing ladies downtown....this is why i love china.

Movie Night with the girls!!!

A friend's birthday...she was turning 19.

When the typhoon hit it was nuts!!! So much rain and wind!! Outside my apartment was knee deep by the end of it!

reflections of the store lights in the water

Will be posting again SOON with halloween pics and some stories!!