798

There's an art district called Factory 798 here in Beijing. It's quite fascinating. Two city blocks worth of factories, some still working, most abandoned and replaced with art studios. Random buildings with unassuming exteriors have marvelous galleries inside. Everything is really industrial and dismal feeling until you go enter the buildings. My camera stopped working again, at the Factory. It took three days for brand new batteries to drain, so I think I'm going to stop taking pictures. Or just take very few, until I get to Hong Kong where I can buy a camera for mega low dollar bills. I also found out today that 1 CAD = 5.4 CNY, not 6.8 CNY like I thought (that's the American exchange rate), which is a bummer.

I feel lonely not having any real friends in Beijing, I feel way too dependent not having my own apartment, I feel wasteful not being able to cook my own food, and I feel antsy not working/making money. I'm going to change locations soon, I'm not sure to where, and when though.