The day started out with the typical breakfast that I had become accustomed to: fried bread and egg. I am happy to day that the rest of the day was uphill from that. We got on the bus and began the two hour journey to the Great Wall of China. I was filled with nervous […]
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Today we visited the Great Wall. On the bus, our tour guide Eric gave us a brief history lesson on some of the former emperors of China. He recommended we watch The Last Emperor as it was the only film to be able to shoot footage in the Forbidden City. Climbing the stairs of the
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Today was a day of shopping and bartering. We visited the Hutong, one of the oldest neighborhoods in Beijing with some of the houses being older than 400 years old. I did not buy anything, as for one: I did not need anything, and two: I did not want to deal with the people trying
I arrived in Beijing two days before the rest of the group, and I love it thus far! During my first day, I had the opportunity to visit the National Art Museum of China and explore one of the most famous shopping Malls in Beijing. At the art museum, I viewed prints that were created
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I knew I truly wasn’t in the United States of America anymore when I stumbled upon a mousepad featuring Obama’s face edited onto a widely-recognized photo of Mao Zedong and, more incredulously, a pack of playing cards featuring Osama Bin Laden casually on sale at a store, sitting on a shelf next to a pack
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If there is one thing I’m good at, it’s falling asleep anywhere I want, whenever I want. This skill does not prove fruitful in the classroom, or in pretty much any building that isn’t my college residential hall, although it’s very useful while on moving forms of transportation. I slept for much of the first
I had way more fun today then I expected. I was looking forward to the time we get to ship and explore the down town areas. I dd not think that I was going to buy too much being that I am not a souvenir saver. I also only exchanged $70 at the back of
Today we had the opportunity to visit one of my favorite areas of Beijing, a hutong. While hutong’s are great places for shopping and their were tons of opportunities for shopping there, this is not why I like the hutong. I was once taught that when visiting another country you should visit the poorest people
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You know it’s going to be a good day when you get to sleep in. You know it’s going to be a better day when Queen Kaise is wearing a fun hat and you finally get your visa. I got to sleep in, which is my favorite activity in the world, and then I picked
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Today we learned the ancient and sophisticated game of Go. First we watched a game of go between world champions from China and Korea. I didn’t really know what was going on but I could tell from the tension in the players’ movements how much was at stake. The winner takes home a prize of $400,000,
