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So apparently, instead of going to Shaojie directly, my administrators decided to give us a mini-vacation. I'm bunked up in a hotel right now with some of my friends and writhing in anticipation of going down. The place that I'm going to go to is apparently quite poor but the people are very kind and generous. Our administrators have told us that they're going to pay for our kitchen supplies so that we'll be able to cook for ourselves. I'm excited and terrified all at once. 

I can only hope that where I'm living looks even a little bit like Lincang No 1 Middle School: in the middle of nowhere but... gorgeous.