I am still having a wonderful time in China. I went to the Opera last weekend, which was a wonderful experience. It has always been on my bucket list to go to the Opera "Pretty Woman" style, and know I can finally say that I did. It was at the National Theater of the Performing Arts near Tiananmen Square, which is nicknamed 'the egg'. It is a huge dome that was very controversial when it was built because it is so modern, but I loved it. I thought it was absolutely beautiful. It is surrounded by water so you have to go underground to get inside and once you are underground the ceiling is glass so that you can see the water above.
Other than that, we have been going
to work from 8:30 to 5 every day, and a lot of touristy things close around 6,
so we can't see much during the week. We did go to a tea house last night for
dinner, which was a really neat experience.
They had the traditional Chinese puppetry show during dinner, which is
where they have flat figures or puppets that they move behind a screen.
I had two more articles published today:
One is an opinion article and one is a feature story. I want to write
more instead of just editing, but it is hard for me to report on anything
because press conferences, events etc. are all in Mandarin. Even interviewing
people is a challenge. I have to see if
I can’t find a story idea where people speak English. Let me know if you all have any ideas. I am going to the Olympic Park this weekend,
the Buddha Bar, and a going-away party for a friend, so I will give you all an
update on Monday.
Love Kristen ;)
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