Yesterday I had the opportunity to go on a field trip to Chinatown, Chicago. I went along with the Chinese class. The trip went very well and I enjoyed it more than I thought I would. Chinatown did not let me down. For a little while I was able to feel being in a different place. It was a bit weird though.... As we were walking around and looking inside the stores I felt very pressured. The stores were very cramped and tight. The shelves were stuffed, but yet somehow organized, with all sorts of gifts items and treasures. I did want to bring something back as a souvenir but I couldn't really find something I'd enjoy and like. Maybe, the real problem was that I actually wanted to buy everything. I enjoy cute things and many of the items were extremely cute, or kawaii as they say in Japan. There was too much cute items I couldn't choose. Eventually I just decided to wait and see if I'd find something better. I did, but after finding something cute I found something cuter. With all the stores being cramped and stuffed I felt pressured and felt that I HAD to buy something. In the end I bought chopsticks, a bracelet, some tees, and an extremely cute stuffed bear. Chinatown was very beautiful and I wanted to take pictures of it all day long. I really loved the feeling it gave. It seemed as if calm and peace were ubiquitous and filled every corner of the city. The people were very kind. The stores were different but it was a cool different. In Chinese class I was told that the color red is important in China. If i remember correctly the color red brings good luck. While in Chinatown I could see the color red everywhere. It was in the clothes, stores, items, restaurants, and on the architecture. We ate at a restaurant called "JOY YEE NOODLE". I was very surprised. When they handed us our meals the plates were huge. Those at my table looked around and we all wondered how we were going to finish our meals. Many of us took our meals to go because we did not finish them. We were also able to try Thailand ice-cream. The ice-cream was delicious and cute. The day went very fast and I wished we could've stayed longer but I'm okay. I had fun and enjoyed visiting Chinatown. I am very thankful of my Chinese teachers for taking their time out of their day to take us on this field trip. Thank you to all as well who are reading my blogs! Don't forget to check out my pictures! There you can see some images of Chinatown and of other photos that I may post. Thank you!
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林老师
4/18/2017 22:41:22
Japan is very different from the US as well; hopefully, you can explore a lot in that country and take lots lots of pictures for us to see.
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January 2018
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