Just Living Life in Xi'an

I finally have that video of the guys playing "Creep". Zhang on guitar, Sean singing, and Joe on drums. We've spent several evenings just hanging out and playing songs like this. Zhang and Malcolm are awesome on guitar. Joe does his drumming on everything from Zhang's small drum plate thing to beer bottles. Chris can really (really!) sing. Sean's singing took a while to get used to, but it's grown on me. Even Xie Miao has pitched in a little. I can't sing too well, but I do a little. Chris and I sang all of American Pie. It took a while.



Also, continuing the music theme, I am majorly bummed out that I'm missing Neil Young's spring tour. This always happens. One day I will make be there to see him play. I have too!

And I bought a used bike for 90 kuai (less than 15 US dollars). It was a bit sketch getting it. I went with Xie Miao and a few of her friends. We found a bike shop but they only had new bikes, which were too expensive. So they wandered off for a bit, talked to this man, came back and said if I gave them 90 kuai they would come back with the bike. I was a bit hesitant but Xie Miao seemed to trust her friends and 90 kuai really wasn't that much (I'd been expecting at least 150 kuai).

Anyway, I love my bike. :) Although the streets are a little chaotic. I think it might be wise to invest in a helmet.