Terrance Johnson - June 3, 2010

This past weekend I celebrated my 23rd birthday.

On May 22, my birthday, I planned to cook dinner and go out around Nanjing with Auny and a small group of foreign friends. Earlier in the week, my job ask me if I would like to attend a national soccer game, China Allstars vs. Germany Allstars on May 20. I said "Yes!!!" It was a unbeleiveable kick off for my birthday weekend. Thursday, we ended our work day around 4:00pm to pick up the car and make to three hour drive to Jianxi National Stadium. There was a crowd of about thirty thousand Chinese ready to cheer for their country. We joined the crowd of about thirty cheering for Germany! To my surprise we were lead through VIP to watch the game from fieldside! We had so much fun and meet all the players. After Germany won, 4-1, we celebrated on the field. Friday, we had a BBQ on campus and cooked spaghetti. My chicken turned out great, dispite catching fire a few times. On the big day, Auny surprised me with the best gifts ever! Cool rain boots, a graphic t-shirt of bananas from H&M, and seven duck heads. We had a great time. Special thanks to Auny, Jamyla, Helder, Kelvin, D. Nowak, and Deanzel.




Enjoying summer,



Terrance Johnson