A Juicy Story

Hello, friends. Turns out I was wrong about being able to access this webpage while in China. When I try to load it on a regular computer the screen remains blank. Luckily, the cell phone network goes by undetected. So from now on all my posts will be written from my cell phone. And don't worry I won't use text message abbreviations when I write... Most of the time lol. Jk :P. Anyway, today was the Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duan Wu Jie. This also coincided with my Chinese little sister's school holiday, aptly named Happy Day. My family invited me along to join in the celebrations as well as to watch the various performances put on by the different grades. Well, perhaps this was wrong of me, but when I hear that the Chinese are putting on a show, I expect it to be spectacular. My expectations were a little high. I'm not saying that they should have had acrobats and contortionists, but that would have been cool. Regardless, I did enjoy myself and was fully entertained watching a bunch of Chinese kids clumsily dance or speak in front of an audience. Also, I think Juicy, my Chinese little sister appreciated the fact that I was there. She actually made an effort to talk to me today. She noticed my arm hair and was fascinated by it. We had a little discussion as to why white people have arm hair and Asian people don't. Who would have thought arm hair could bring people together? After Happy Day, we returned home and I began my four hour study session. Four hours is a hell of a long time, especially after spending the day with a bunch of hyper kids coming off the Happy Day high. But I got through it... I just haven't started my homework yet. After my session, my family and I went to a restaurant to eat Beijing duck. And it was there that I described the inner workings of Halloween to a very enthusiastic and interested audience. The Chinese are quite superstitious about ghosts and they don't quite grasp the concept of trick-or-treating or carving pumkins. And while I was explaining Halloween I couldn't help but think that if they were surprised about this holiday, just wait until I tell them about Easter! Now I'm off to learn the Chinese word for "resurrection."