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Christian Dior exhibit!
On the 26th I met my friend Sara at the Museum of Contemporary Art to view the amazing Christian Dior exhibit. I honestly did not know a lot about him but his designs were simply amazing. The exhibit was so well done! It had some of his famous dresses (including ones worn by Lady Di, … Continue reading
Another great tour with Tracy Lesh – TianZiFang: Artisans to Appalachia
On Wednesday the 25th I toured an area called TianZiFang with my friends Jean and Rachel. TianZiFang is considered the SOHO of Shanghai and is a area with small twisting alleyways filled with great art, interesting shops and restaurants. We had lunch at a wonderful new restaurant called Hillbilly Tea. They have a restaurant in … Continue reading
Here is a short video of one of opera school performances!
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Wonderful day touring the Shanghai Opera School
Tuesday the 24th I toured the Shanghai Opera school with the SEA. Mr Zhao was our tour guide for the day. He is a former playwright for the Beijing Opera and the Kunqu Opera and he attended the school as a child. He provided us with a wonderful understanding of how the students train and … Continue reading
My last cooking class with Payal for awhile – so sad…..
Yummy Nasi Goreng (Indonesian fried rice) and Thai chicken satay!
KFC has an interesting sandwich!
They are trying to counter all the problems they have had with chicken in China so have come up with this interesting beef sandwich. It looks like a burger but when you bite into it the sandwich has many layers like minute steak! Pretty good!
Finally got Rich to the Urban Planning Museum!
It only took 2 1/2 months!
Cool statues we saw on our walk today!
It’s a national holiday (the Mid-Autumn Festival) so a lot was closed today. Rich and I went exploring to see what we could find! Fried Dumplings, cool statues and a nice dinner! The dessert is a Moon Cake in honor of the festival! (