Shijiazhuang Day 11



On the last "real" day of class we had a guest class join us and we talked about travel around the world.  In the evening the Shijiazhuang Education Bureau took us to a children's art school where they made drawings and sculptures to exchange with us.

 

 

Shijiazhuang Day 10 - Longxing Temple

Monday was the day off for half of our group.  We were taken outside the city to Longxing Temple to tour.  Although I do not believe in Buddhism it was a beautiful and amazing place to visit.  I certainly respect the architecture and art, as well as the work it must have taken to build thousands of years ago.

 

Last night, Debra and I ventured back to the mall for shoe shopping.  We also explored the 5th floor which looked like Venice complete with gondolas.  There was also an aquarium!

 

 



Shijiazhuang Day 9

Sunday we learned about describing people, clothes and physical attributes. We tried on some mustaches to help us remember!

 

On Sunday night, Edward escorted a group of us to another mall (where I saw the first non  Asian person here since the airport) for a "Hot Pot" dinner.  In a hot pot you dip meat and veggies into a delicious boiling broth.  It was a neat experience!  I tried duck blood cakes (not bad tasting but the texture was icky) and cow stomach (it looked spiky and gross, but tasted very good!)

 

 



Shijiazhuang Day 8 - My Birthday!

My 41st birthday in China will definitely be one to remember!! It started with my class having a party for me.  When I arrived they had a message on the board and a powerpoint singing "Happy Birthday".  They brought in a beautiful cake (it had tomatoes on it!) and wonderful gifts!   They sang, we ate and took a bunch of pictures.

 

At dinner, the CCEC staff brought another beautiful cake (no pictures yet) and a wife cake, which you eat on your birthday for good luck.  After dinner about 14 of us went out to a KTV, a karaoke place.  Very different from American karaoke!  We were in a private room with couches.  Everyone had a blast singing and dancing.  We went downstairs to the "disco" after a while where we were literally the center of the dance floor.  Everyone loved dancing with the Americans!

 

My last wish was to ride home in a pedicab.  So, Debra, Kenny, Kerra and I caught one back to the school and it was definitely an experience buzzing along next to speeding cars and buses!

 

 

What a great birthday!!!