This week is going well and the past weekend went great!
Everyone ready? All right let's kick off the updates!
1. I AM NOW AN UNCLE! This pic below is dedicated to my newborn niece, God bless you!
For privacy reasons, I prefer not to display her picture here on this blog. That said, if you want to see the picture, please contact me via the "Contact Me" button/link at the top of this blog and we'll work things out from there!
2. I went to a Cultural Revolution themed restaurant called 乡村大院(Xiāngcūn dà yuàn) which translated means "rural courtyard". For those of you who don't know, the Cultural Revolution was a time in Chinese history where Mao Zedong (毛泽东) implemented policies to enforce socialism in the country by removing capitalist, traditional, and cultural elements from Chinese society, and to impose Maoist orthodoxy within the Chinese Communist Party. The revolution marked the return of Mao Zedong to a position of absolute power after the failed Great Leap Forward. Even with Mao's "good intentions", the Cultural Revolution politically paralyzed the country and negatively affected the country economically and socially.
If you're interested in learning more, please feel free to check out History.com
(Here is the link for your convenience: http://www.history.com/topics/cultural-revolution)
Back to the restaurant, the traditional Dongbei food tasted delicious! If that weren't enough, we even got the chance to see people perform songs from the cultural revolution. Here are some pics below!
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| 粘豆包 |
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| THE MAN, THE MYTH, THE...Mao?! |
3. Finally, here are my random/goofy pics:
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| We taught my friend how to ride a bike! She stumbled a lot, but never gave up. Just goes to show you that with the right support network and healthy positive thinking, you can achieve many things. |
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| I didn't personally buy/drink these shots, but I thought it was a cool photo opportunity. |
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| Long Ta [龙塔], also known as the Dragon Tower or Heilongjiang Tower, is a 336 m (1,102 ft) tall multi-purpose Chinese steel lattice television and observation tower. I've yet to personally go but it seems like it would be a cool place to check out. |
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| SOAR |
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| Sounds gross, right? Actually, it's not that bad! I don't know why they put "Cheese" in the name because all you end up really tasting is chocolate. |
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| MEET MR. .............. CHINESE GOLIATH!!! |
Hahaha hope my last picture made you chuckle...but anyways, in conclusion, things are always an adventure for me here in China and I'm constantly grateful to God, Yale, the Richard U. Light Fellowship, and my family and friends for giving me this opportunity and supporting me all the way through.
Have a great week everyone!
Yours truly,
Samuel
PS: My midterms are next week, so I'm excited because after midterms I plan to go to Xi'An and travel around there! If you have any suggestions/recommendations of what to eat, see, or do...let me know!
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