Lauren invited us over to her place over the weekend, and on Thurs we went to the Houston rodeo. Ooh man it was crazy there. They had all sorts of things going on: livestock shows (a farm animal exhibition, basically), carnival rides, lotsa food, pig races, the rodeo itself, and of course, countless people decked out in their cowboy gear. Yeah, Texas country at its finest haha.
Sausage on a stick, and a gigantic turkey leg.
At the livestock show. Pigs.
Ponies.
Cow asses lined up in a row.
Giant rabbits.
Thanksgiving came early this year (see "giant turkey leg" above)
Chicks!
Sheep.
The rodeo!
Cowboy.
Er, I forgot what this event is called but basically those 2 cowboys had to lasso the calf, and jump down and tie up its legs as quickly as possible.
Bullriding. Woots. The competitors are judged on their "form", and they must stay on the bull for at least 8 seconds. Trust me, it's hard.
A loose bull.
Hahaha, this is a damn nonsense event. Basically, selected high school kids from around Texas gather here and try to grab a calf. If they can keep hold of it and drag it behind the white line, they are allowed to keep the calf.
Well, at least he still has a hold of his calf haha.
Mayhem.
Dierks Bentley (a country singer) concert.
The next morning (Fri), we drove down to Galveston, which is like Texas' beach town. It's not that nice really. The beach resembles Singapore's haha. The water was grey, and there was trash on the sand. But I had fun nonetheless haha.
Oh. The guys were throwing girls in, one at a time. Here I am, like a lamb being led to slaughter.
Then I put up a struggle, so they decided to haul me in.
Argh!!
Beach volleyball.
The infamous French game haha. 
Lauren invited the French (and one Spanish) over for hamburgers haha. Here's the international posse: French, Spanish, Indonesians, Singaporeans, and 1 American.
They kinda look like each other haha.
Err. Crazy Euros.
Again.
Intense discussion.Ooh, the next day, we had a crawfish boil! Crawfish are like a smaller version of lobsters, with pincers. They live in the mud, instead of at sea. And they're delicious haha. Basically you just throw tons of them into a huge pot, add seasoning, and you have a great meal.
We put up that tent ok!
A tub of crawfish. That's Lauren's Korean friend, Yire.
Crawfish, up close.
Yummy.
Laura (Lauren's friend, yes I know it's confusing ahha) likes to play with the dead crawfish, instead of eating them like she's supposed to haha.
We had an easter egg dyeing session after dinner, and after our hot tub session :D
The kitten in the pool table.
We put up that tent ok!
A tub of crawfish. That's Lauren's Korean friend, Yire.
Crawfish, up close.
Yummy.
Laura (Lauren's friend, yes I know it's confusing ahha) likes to play with the dead crawfish, instead of eating them like she's supposed to haha.
We had an easter egg dyeing session after dinner, and after our hot tub session :D
The kitten in the pool table.
Us, with Lauren's family! They were really great hosts to all of us, and her mum makes the greatest meals!! Oh man, every meal is a surprise haha. I seriously think I gained alot of weight after that weekend. Her mum also gave us an Easter basket. Apparently, it's an American tradition to give your kids Easter baskets with stuff like candy, inside. It's like a mini-Christmas haha.
So yeah, I had a blast! I'm really thankful that we met Lauren, and that she's willing to hang out and host a bunch of Chinese haha. It's liek people like her that make my exchange seem worthwhile :)
Oh no, my feelings are more important than yours.
Oh, drop dead, I don't care, I won't worry.
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