Entry 10
Dear Journal,
I am so sorry I haven’t updated you in awhile, but since coming to Shanghai the number of things we do in a day have been increasing and now its to the point where I’m so tired at the end of the day I just pass out in the hotel room. I don’t have the energy to even pick up my pen to write. Were going to a different hotel every night traveling deeper into the Southern part of China. At least I think we’re going South…I don’t know. My sense of direction was never great. There are only a few days left before I head back to the US. How do I feel about that? Hmmmmm, I’m not sure. There are definitely many things I miss about the states. For instance cheese! Apparently cheese isn’t that popular in China nor is chocolate which are two of my favorite foods. Cheese is good on everything and its good in every form. I’ll eat it as a solid, a liquid or that weird in between phase. I mean almost everyone loves cheese unless you’re lactose intolerant. It’s the King of all dairy products. And chocolate? Do I really have to explain chocolate? It’s delicious, heavenly, tasty and delightful beyond the words in my limited vocabulary. As you can see its something I’m passionate about. :) Besides food I miss the diversity the US has to offer. I miss walking down the street and seeing a rainbow of colors, ethnicities and stories. I miss my melting pot of people. Not to mention the freedom, spirit and pride that comes to mind when I think of the US now. The Chinese of course have pride in China and they definitely should because its an amazing country but America is that classic underdog story that pulls at my heart strings. It’s different. Anyway I’m just going to give a general overview of the past few days.
So we visited a Jade shop. This stone is so goregous. The Chinese people believe that jade has brings good fortune and protection to those who wear it. Women wear it on their left wrist to protect them. I think men tend to wear them as necklaces. The lighter jade is more expensive I think because its more pure. Despite that I was the most attracted to the darker shades of jade. There was this particular bracelet that was kind of a dark purple shade like grape cool aid. Hahaha. It was in the shape of this fierce dragon and hung off of this thick piece of rope. I loved it but too expensive so no buy.
We also visited Dr. Sun Yat Sen’s Mausuleun. If I remember correctly he was the Manchu conqueror of China. In the same day out tour guide showed us Linghan Buddha and Palace. Linghan Buddha and Palace was so mystical. It was one of the more religous sites we visited. The palace was huge and covered in gold. This place is so respected that in order to walk inside the building one must remove their shoes and walk through the building in slippers.
We also went to a pearl company, took a boat ride on West Lake and saw a show called “Night At West Lake.” I couldn’t really follow the story line but the show was still very entertaining. I’ll write about the show more when I have a chance. I’m really tired. Night.
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