Another wonderful day :)

Today at school was "fabulous famous folks" and my partner and I taught the kids about the Beatles. The older kids really enjoyed the lesson, but some of the younger kids weren't that into it. I was exhausted at school today. Only getting a few hours of sleep a night eventually catches up with you. When we got home (hotel) i was laying on the bed and mid conversation with Kelsey I passed out asleep! I woke up 3 hours later with her and we were like OH NO! we missed dinner. Luckily everyone napped really long today so just went out and had a late dinner. thank goodness cause we were starving when we woke up.

Kari got to China today and she is coming to the camp tomorrow for the first time. Kari is our professor incase you didnt know :). We all went out to dinner at this cafe place that serves italian food and it was really good. I like the days we dont eat chinese. Im getting really over chinese food. Although, Kelsey and I were saying that we want to go to a Chinese restaurant when we get home so that way we can speak to them in Chinese! We have learned a good amount being over here. We all got some wine and Tisingtao (beer).

It was really cool waking back from the restaurant because we had to go through this park and there were 20-30 chinese couples all dancing out in the main part of the park. Willie took us out and danced with us in the park. It was sooo much fun! We felt bad at first though cause once we started dancing (10 min into it) everyone cleared the floor, and we thought that its cause we were dancing but the band was done playing i guess. Kelsey and I were saying we wish that Americans had dances in the parks at night at home, the only time Americans are in parks at night at home are for sketchy reasons. The culture here is so cool. I really want to go to Japan next. The group of girls that we have bonded with have connections all over. Some have houses in Palm Springs and others in Mexico...the list goes on. Everyone has invited us to go and stay at their houses with them. I think I have found a new bunch of girls to travel everywhere with!

We told Willie that he needs to come to America and stay with us so we can show him the states. He is trying to get a passport now to stay with his family in Tiwain but he said someday. He is only in high school too. He is such a a funny person to hang out with. Kelsey and I were saying today that it would be nice to come back here since we know 5 different people that live here and tour more on our own. They keep us pretty busy here, and even with the 2 weeks that we have been here almost now...i feel like i still have so much to see. Shanghai is a HUGE city.

Kari told us today that she got the grant for france so thats pretty exciting. The only bummer is that we MIGHT have to leave New Years Eve night! But to be in france for 2 weeks would be amazing. Especially cause a lot of the girls that are here want to do france, so its like our group would all be going together again.

Today we learned that Chinese people have to wear caps in the swimming pool. Its like illegal to not wear them in the pool. No wonder the asians at home wear them in the pool. So many things that i didnt understand about their culture all make since now and i love it so much more!

We all went to the DVD place after dinner and got knock off DVDs that are really good quality. So im ganna get ready for bed now and watch Vampire Diaries with Kelsey in bed! Cant wait!

kayla ornelas