The jet lag is finally starting to wear off and we were able to stay up later. We started off our day with our newly found routine and went to breakfast. It was easier today with breakfast because both of our teachers were there and we didn't have to play mime and break our backs trying to communicate with body language. After breakfast we had our first full classes. they were surprisingly short and very interesting. We are learning a lot in every class and we can already tell that we are more confident in Chinese. Then after lunch, we went to the Beijing museum which was HUGE! In order to get there we had our first experience with the Beijing subway. The subway was surprisingly clean & very smooth when you rode them. We were thoroughly impressed (much better than DC & Rochester subways).
In the museum we saw wonderful exhibits and met very interesting people who were very interested in us. We were also able to make zodiac signs with these Chinese brushes. We also went to one of the most popular shopping mall in Beijing (It had 80 floors)! The first floor was filled with gorgeous shoes, makeup and the rest were clothing stores. On the 8th floor there was all of the food restaurants. People were able to bargain and find some cheaper stores. After a long day of fun we arrived back at the dormitories at 9:30 and decided to have a fashion show of all the things we bought. ALL of the clothes that we bought fit us all very well and we all walked down the "run way" (our hallway) for our camera. Tomorrow were going to the embassy, so it'll be another promising day.
Zaijian!
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