A few people tested firing arrows at targets and went on the bumper cars. At lunch I went back with Zhang Wenqiu to check on Lexis, who had been feeling sick and then went with Zhang to the KTV place we had booked the night before. Everyone met for lunch, some going to KFC, others trying out Chinese style fast food. Karaoke was a lot of fun, and Lexis joined us and sang a number of songs -- it was a really great atmosphere. The Chinese students smuggled in food and drinks, and I sang "Yueliang daibiao wo de xin" with Zhang Wenqiu. In the evening we had dinner at the school cafeteria and ate "basi digua" candied sweet potatoes -- something I'll definitely miss when we get back to the States!
September 14, 2008 -- Baotu Springs, Qianfo Mt, KTV
Today we had an early breakfast and went to visit the springs for which Jinan is famous. We went to downtown Jinan, and had an hour to visit the "leaping leapard spring" --- the park also featured two Seals, a new addition from last year. The word for seal in Chinese is "hai bao" (sea leapard) and I think the common character in the name of the spring is why they chose to have two seals in the park. I got to see a memorial temple for Li Qingzhao a famous Song dynasty poet from Jinan, who also lived in Hangzhou (like me!). After the park, we met up with our Chinese partners at Thousand Buddha Mountain and hiked the mountain; I went with Matt, Madelyn and Brooke and their partners Li Guang and Zhang Wenqiu to visit a few temples and see a giant golden Buddha. 
A few people tested firing arrows at targets and went on the bumper cars. At lunch I went back with Zhang Wenqiu to check on Lexis, who had been feeling sick and then went with Zhang to the KTV place we had booked the night before. Everyone met for lunch, some going to KFC, others trying out Chinese style fast food. Karaoke was a lot of fun, and Lexis joined us and sang a number of songs -- it was a really great atmosphere. The Chinese students smuggled in food and drinks, and I sang "Yueliang daibiao wo de xin" with Zhang Wenqiu. In the evening we had dinner at the school cafeteria and ate "basi digua" candied sweet potatoes -- something I'll definitely miss when we get back to the States!
A few people tested firing arrows at targets and went on the bumper cars. At lunch I went back with Zhang Wenqiu to check on Lexis, who had been feeling sick and then went with Zhang to the KTV place we had booked the night before. Everyone met for lunch, some going to KFC, others trying out Chinese style fast food. Karaoke was a lot of fun, and Lexis joined us and sang a number of songs -- it was a really great atmosphere. The Chinese students smuggled in food and drinks, and I sang "Yueliang daibiao wo de xin" with Zhang Wenqiu. In the evening we had dinner at the school cafeteria and ate "basi digua" candied sweet potatoes -- something I'll definitely miss when we get back to the States!
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