On Monday we headed to Yuyuan Gardens. We all went to the steamed dumpling restaurant for lunch then had a few hours to explore and shop around. It was a very cute place with a lot of fun shops. We all got back together and went to a tea house for a tea ceremony. It is very famous. Queen Elizabeth has even been there! After that me and five other girls walked around a little bit longer and went out for dinner together. Tuesday morning we had class then had a few hours to ourselves. At 3 we had our last Mandarin class then had tai chi at 4:30. That night we just hung out and had a small dinner together. 

Wednesday the PR students went to lunch with one of our professors friends. She does b to b (business to business) marketing. She used to work with Honeywell but just quit and is staring a new job next week. She told us that she works with factories and helps to sell them protection equipment like hard hats, gloves, protective shoes, etc for the people working in factories that need protective ware for on the job. It was very interesting and a delicious lunch! Two of the PR girls and I walked around Pudong after that then met up with a few other students for dinner. On Thursday the PR students went to visit Unilever. They own Dove, Lipton, Ben and Jerry's and a large number of other businesses. We met another one of our professors friends, Tiger, who does brand management for lipton. He gave us a short tour of the building then did a presentation on advertising and the market in Shanghai. We had tai chi later that afternoon and learned some kung fu. We learned the kind where you dance with a Chinese fan! That night all of the students went out for dinner and some bars in the area. 

Friday was a lazy day. A few of us walked along the main road that our school is on for lunch and a little shopping. Three other students, one of our professors and I left our hotel at 5:30 and walked to a lady's house for dinner. She teaches English here at Shanghai Normal University and invited us over for a common Chinese family dinner. Her husband was working but her daughter was home. Her name was Syndy and her daughters name was Kelly. They taught us how to make dumplings. It is much easier than I thought! We stayed for a few hours then came home and just hung out for the night. Today four other girls and I went to the black market for some shopping! We just got back and are going to start getting ready soon to go out! Tomorrow we are going to an English corner and back to Yuyuan Gardens!