Singapore!

Singapore was really cool. Its like a country and a city all in one. The first day we took a tour of the city via "duck tours" which is a boat and bus all in one! So that took us to all the main attractions (Merlion, Singapore Flyer, Harbour, Raffles Hotel) which was very touristy but a nice overview of the place. We also visited the Jurong Bird Park, which was really cool and had tons of birds. We saw a show there that had lots of audience participation and at one point giant macaws flew through a hoop that I was holding, and another bird flew onto a friends arm and took his mons! We also went to the night safari which was SO cool and I saw a giraffe! The botanical gardens were also really nice, especially the orchid garden (1 dollar to get into [student], but totally worth it). We also went to the WWII bunker that the Captain Officer was in when Singapore surrendered to Japan, it had a bunch of demos that were pretty cool. Probably my favorite part about the town was the transportation, it was very easy to purchase trip tickets and to get literally anywhere on the MRT. It was also super clean and very organized.

ps. the Singapore Dollar was really cool too! Made out of a plasticy paper substance... very cool!

Travel:
Flight- Airasia.com flight was $100-150 USD
Accommmodation: http://www.the-inncrowd.com/ very nice hostel in little india, pretty cheap ~14 SGD a night, very organized had a make-your-own breakfast and was right next to a 7/11!
Getting Around: the MRT goes literally everywhere and is quite cheap ~2 SGD each trip