Our second weekend began with a very full Saturday! We were able to sleep in a little, and boarded our tour bus at 8AM to drive approximately one hour away to Wuxi to visit the "Universal Studios" of China. On site, they had many sets where films have been made, and there were many beautiful photo opportunities. We also watched two shows complete with staged battles and stunts. Afterward, we left and had lunch at a local hotel in Wuxi and continued on to a pearl factory, where we learned a little about freshwater pearl harvesting in the area. We stopped shortly on our way home at a shopping area before heading back to our hotel in Jiang Yin for a quick break.
At 5:30PM, the Qiaoqi principals picked us up for dinner with them and some of Alice Woo’s relatives. After dinner, they took us to see a large-scale fountain show at a nearby park. The show was beautiful, enhanced by music and many colored lights. On our way home we stopped at the Jiang Yin Civic Plaza where there were many children playing and other locals dancing.
Sunday was a day of complete rest, which many of us spent running errands (laundry, buying snacks for the week, etc.), and prepping for our third week of teaching. We can’t believe we’re already halfway through the trip!
- Brenda, Molly & Megan
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