I went out last night to a club (based on a recommendation) and stayed out all night. If you want to come home after 11pm on the subway, you simply can't :) So, if you are limited to the subway like i currently am, your options are a) leave the bar/club at 10pm the latest or b) leave at 5am - i chose the latter. It was a fantastic night, and I hope all of Beijing and China's nightlife is this fun :)
My hosts just finished cooking me an amazing traditional Chinese dinner, so I thanked them and did the dishes!! :)
Some random observations: I am realizing how hard it is for the Chinese to distinguish words in our language. "Korea" and "career" DO sound similar when said quickly, just like "quiet" and "quite" - I just never thought about it before...perhaps I just had to be in the situation to think of it :) I always thought that the tones in Chinese were so similar-sounding for English-speakers, but never thought of the other-way around! Quite an interesting thought! Also, the Chinese often eat meals without having a drink, I'm dyin here! hahaha