Sunday, June 26, 2011
Last night was one of my favorite nights out in Shanghai. Four other girls, one boy, one professor and I went out for a late dinner then a few of the girls and I went out to a few other fun looking places. We all had a great time, nobody lost anything, there was no drama, and best of all no creepy men! Only sad part was that it was our last fun night out in Shanghai. Time is flying! Today we left at 1 and went to a park where this is an area called an English corner. Another part of this park there was something very unique going on. Parents make advertisement type things for their children who are old enough to be married to in a way "sell them." They advertise all of the good qualities of their child in hopes of finding a match! There were hundreds of people with these advertisements. It was like nothing I have ever seen! At the English corner Chinese people will come to interact with other people who are also learning English. It was a really fun experience talking with people from China. I saw a kid who looked to be about 6 years old talking to people and people in their 80's. It was so fascinating that they are not being forced to learn English or practice it but they are choosing to for their own personal satisfaction. It was an awesome experience. Our whole group went out to dinner with one of our professors friends and her husband tonight to a traditional Cantonese restaurant. It was the most adventurous I have been with eating so far and I am still alive and well :) Tomorrow we are leaving at 7:30 am for Suzhou which is about a two hour bus ride from Shanghai. We are going to visit a garden and an industrial park. Should be a busy but fun day!
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