Church in Dalian.

Tried finding a church today in the city of Dalian. Boy was it tough. First off not sure why my confidence and abilities to speak Mandarin is slowly deteriorating. Second, not sure what the second is. Went out around 10a.m., took the bus all the way to downtown Dalian, and walked around, asking people if there was a church in the area. What do you know, there was one only a few blocks away from the bus stop I got off at. Problem was 1) EVERYTHING was in Chinese. 2) I missed the morning service and had to wait till the afternoon. Decided to just wander around downtown, check out the locals, ate a very expensive restaurant ( paid 60 YUAN for lunch, $5 for Bubble Tea!!!! ). Roamed around the streets, malls, etc. It was nice just being alone, thinking about life, but at the same time made me realize it really sucks to be alone in this world. Finally came around 3pm, and headed back to the church. It was packed, and the pastor was speaking really fast Chinese. Tried my best to get as much as I could, but obviously there is still a lot more room for improvement in my 中文能力。 Just got back to the dorm, and getting ready to grab some dinner at the school. Pretty chill day. Had a lot to think about, forget about, and dream about. Probably going to watch Rabbit Hole tonight with Louis. Such a great movie. It will be my second time seeing it, and I rarely see movies more than once.