Sadly, I have not had time to read anything outside of the guidebook for exchange students given out by Thammasat University, my school for this semester.
I have not been able to play a sport yet, but I am planning on joining my school's Muay Thai club, which is a Thai kickboxing group.
On my journey here, I had a 15 hour layover in Beijing and got to explore the city! The sky train in Beijing has all its signs in English ever since the 2008 Olympics were held there, so I used that to get around. I went to Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden Palace before returning to catch my connecting flight.