(Emily)sunday was the day that the team china kids had been looking forward to since the beginning of the week- it was the day of ella's birthday party!
ella's birthday party started at 10am at a kareoke place across the street from the one that we have been going to (haoledi). this one was chosen because ella though it had the most american songs and it did not disappoint. even though it was 10 in the morning and we were all a little tired, we perked up after being in the room. besides us, ella had invited patrick, aj, and cerrus (sp?) along with last year's group: frank, kathleen, and rose. it was a ton of fun. we sang the requisite songs (britney spears and beatles) and even some new ones. cady did an amazing rendition of the intro of lonely by akon and we even tried to sing zhong guo hua. the latter was not as successful as we would have liked it to be but we have the 'zhong guo hua' part down now. patrick's really good at dancing and as he was singing love stoned by justin timberlake, he also danced along. pretty soon, it was time to go to lunch, which was at a japanese restaurant around the corner.
the food at the restaurant was delicious- i was very happy with my yaki udon with miso soup. frank also presented us with a roasted chicken that he had bought for us in the morning, so we had a little of that as well. after lunch, kathleen, rose, and frank had to go. we went SHOPPING! the boys were really excited for this part because they really wanted patrick to help them pick out some new clothes. we went to the downtown part of hangzhou and looked around the outlets (very very very hot and crowded- bu hao!). the boys didn't find anything that they thought was worth buying (they did try on a lot of clothes) and in the end, it was cady and i that ended up making purchases (she-a sweatshirt shirt with a rainbow god on it from jasonwood and me-a summer 'frock' with a square neck from only). such is life.
after bidding patrick, aj, and cerrus goodbye (they all had places to go), the five of us walked along the west lake...sort of. we were all freaked out at the large amount of people swarming the causeway (it was a beautiful day so go figure), so we just sat on the edge of the water, getting many odd looks, and just chilling. it was a very team china.
after ella's birthday, i went back home and met my host mom's brother along with his wife and daughter. the daughter is in fifth grade and has pretty good rudimentary english. we went to wal-mart together after dinner and she was able to tell me her favorite foods as well as ask me various questions. she also thought my attempts at speaking chinese were highly hilarious and helped me with identifying some foods in chinese.
and this is how sunday went. until next time, zai jian!
ella's birthday party started at 10am at a kareoke place across the street from the one that we have been going to (haoledi). this one was chosen because ella though it had the most american songs and it did not disappoint. even though it was 10 in the morning and we were all a little tired, we perked up after being in the room. besides us, ella had invited patrick, aj, and cerrus (sp?) along with last year's group: frank, kathleen, and rose. it was a ton of fun. we sang the requisite songs (britney spears and beatles) and even some new ones. cady did an amazing rendition of the intro of lonely by akon and we even tried to sing zhong guo hua. the latter was not as successful as we would have liked it to be but we have the 'zhong guo hua' part down now. patrick's really good at dancing and as he was singing love stoned by justin timberlake, he also danced along. pretty soon, it was time to go to lunch, which was at a japanese restaurant around the corner.
the food at the restaurant was delicious- i was very happy with my yaki udon with miso soup. frank also presented us with a roasted chicken that he had bought for us in the morning, so we had a little of that as well. after lunch, kathleen, rose, and frank had to go. we went SHOPPING! the boys were really excited for this part because they really wanted patrick to help them pick out some new clothes. we went to the downtown part of hangzhou and looked around the outlets (very very very hot and crowded- bu hao!). the boys didn't find anything that they thought was worth buying (they did try on a lot of clothes) and in the end, it was cady and i that ended up making purchases (she-a sweatshirt shirt with a rainbow god on it from jasonwood and me-a summer 'frock' with a square neck from only). such is life.
after bidding patrick, aj, and cerrus goodbye (they all had places to go), the five of us walked along the west lake...sort of. we were all freaked out at the large amount of people swarming the causeway (it was a beautiful day so go figure), so we just sat on the edge of the water, getting many odd looks, and just chilling. it was a very team china.
after ella's birthday, i went back home and met my host mom's brother along with his wife and daughter. the daughter is in fifth grade and has pretty good rudimentary english. we went to wal-mart together after dinner and she was able to tell me her favorite foods as well as ask me various questions. she also thought my attempts at speaking chinese were highly hilarious and helped me with identifying some foods in chinese.
and this is how sunday went. until next time, zai jian!
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