Anyways, the last couple weeks in Beijing were full of fun. The weekend before finals, we decided to go to Qingdao for some time at the beach. This is the place where Tsingtao Beer is made. The entire city felt much more Californian/European than Chinese, as the air was cleaner, the streets were wider, and the sky seemed much bigger and bluer. We spent all of Saturday tanning at two Chinese beaches, one of which was next to a famous mountain called Laoshan (pictured in the background):
On Sunday morning we visited the Tsingtao Beer Factory. There were huge displays of the history of beer in Qingdao and the influence that the Germans had on the Chinese beer-drinking culture. We also got some free Tsingtao beer, but Jason pretty much drank all of it for us.
Every night we ate at the same street that was famous for fresh seafood. All of our meals involved picking a live fish from a tank and watching it get killed in front of our eyes.
The last Friday in Beijing right after finals, CET had its graduation banquet at the Holiday Inn. This was my exciting opportunity to wear my custom made Chinese qipao :) It was also the last time that everyone was officially together. Here is me with two of my teachers. Yang laoshi and Wen laoshi. I'm going to miss them!
Here is my dear feizhu foodie club. I'm going to miss all of you guys so much!
And of course, I will miss Beijing. It has been a great semester, zaijian!
And of course, I will miss Beijing. It has been a great semester, zaijian!
