Kung Po Chicken

Here's the deal: I signed up to study in China for 28 days with my university.
Thinking I would learn the language, study the culture, save money by not going to Europe instead, and be a well-versed traveler by the time I finished I find myself realizing a bunch of things last minute.  For instance: I leave in 6 days and I don't know how to say "hello" or "good-bye" (much less, "kung po chicken, please!").  I know more about the food than I do the culture!  It's actually costing more money than if I studied in France or Italy due to the difficulty of finding asian-specific devices.  And as for the well-versed traveler part... Well, we'll see about that later.
As for now, I do know that I'm SUPER excited to be going not just out of the country, but on the exact opposite side of the Earth!  I'm sure more troubles will arrive in the future, but as for now I'm enjoying my last night of the American kind of Chinese food.  :)