I just got back from clubbing. One of the language students was leaving and having birthday, so this was his party. He had a table (sort of VIP) at the club Vics (apparently one of the best in Beijing) and bought lots of drinks.

Somewhere in the middle two pretty girls walk to our table and dance next to it. One of them was the prettiest girl I’ve ever seen. When she starts whispering to the birthday child, a large American, I realize something is strange. I whisper to my friend: “She has to be a prostitute.” He goes, “No, she can’t be.”

We drink and dance some more, and when we get home, he tells me “She was a prostitute and wanted 1,000 CNY (approx. $150 USD).”

Oh, was I right. But really, she was the prettiest girl I’ve seen. I got to go clubbing more here.