Hello All!
I just got back from an amazing time in Hainan. The beach was picturesque! We stayed on the beach that is said to be the prettiest in China. It never got below 80 or above 90 degrees. The weather was perfect, and it never rained. We hung out by the pool, went to the beach, talked to every local we could find and ate amazing food. The street food culture there was so diverse. I had everything from octopus to a quail egg with a shrimp in it to pineapple on a stick. The fruit was especially amazing. Every day we drank from coconuts and lounged by the beach. I also had my mom send some Bisquick and we made pancakes, banana bread, and biscuits.
We all had such an amazing time! I highly recommend it as a tourist destination if any of you come to China. However, be warned they don't speak english there. We had one Chinese person in our group of friends, and we managed pretty well between the 7 of us. We had a wide range of levels, from barely any Chinese known to native. It was really interesting to hear the things some of us picked up while the others didn't.
One of the days we traveled to the city of Sanya. We mostly stayed near the coast, but we were looking for an adventure. We took a bus there that was less than a dollar and we walked the streets and found one of the best street food streets in Sanya. We even got fruit smoothies made for us!
When I arrived back at my dorm, Meichen's mom was there for a visit. I was having a good Chinese day, where I just spit out a bunch of Chinese and people can understand me. She was so impressed by how much I improved over the last two months! We talked about Hainan and all the activities I did. She has been there four times and I said that we should go back as a family. She liked that idea. haha
Meichen's mom is here for NYU Shanghai's annual dumpling fest or in Chinese 饺子节。 It is probably going to be my all time favorite day of the year. The school has ordered 10,000 dumplings for the whole student body. Plus we have invited parents from all over china to come and teach the international students how to make dumplings. I am so excited that I am running my 18 mile run one day early, just so my day of jiaozi eating can go on uninterrupted.
This weekend is also admitted students weekend. All the admitted international students are coming to Shanghai! We are all so excited to meet them.
I'll post pictures sometime later this week/next.
Love from Shanghai,
Maddie
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