After a 13 hour flight to Hong Kong and a 3 hour flight to Beijing I went to pick up my bag and it was lost! Just my luck right?!?! I quickly filed a claim and jumped into a cab to go see my NACK! The 45 minute cab ride only cost 100 yuan which is equivalent to $15!
Right when I got to the hotel we went straight to the "silk market." The silk market is a place where they sell designer handbags, watches, sunglasses, etc. for super cheap! We bought some awesome stuff. After the silk market we went with Ashley's class to a Mongolian dinner and live performance. The food was crazy (I tried snail and fish intestines) and the dancing was amazing.
After dinner we went to the "English Circle." This is an outer corridor at a University in Beijing where every Friday the locals come to practice English. Once they step into the circle no more Chinese! Needless to say we were like celebrities there. Once we stepped into the circle 5 or 6 people approached each of us and we talked for about an hour... not a dull moment. It was a very fun and exciting experience.
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