Let me tell you a little bit more about our holiday celebrations. First off, the government has mandated that every foreigner must be given a paid vacation day on Christmas (count one for the Chinese government). [ Side note: maybe we should give the Chinese government another point for stepping in with some serious regulation of their financial system http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/26/business/worldbusiness/26exam.html?th&emc=th ] So, to make a long story short, all of the students were in school on Thursday, but all the foreigner teachers were off galavanting (what a sweet word) around town. Emma and I woke up Thursday morning around 11:30am. This mighthave been a record for both of us - as working teachers, we're pretty early risers regardless of late-night festivities. We woke up refreshed and started the morning watching a little Scrubs in bed. Then after lunch we ventured out to the local industrial worker's complex where I got my hair cut (the highlight of my haircut was probably the 15 minute shampooing by some girl who basically held me hostage in order to practice her English). Good haircut though - I was freshly shorn and felt like a million RMB! We headed downtown to this swanky shopping plaza to redeem Emma's 1000 RMB gift certificate. We spent some time picking out delicious (but absurdly expensive) chocolates and other treats, but we really hit the jackpot when we discovered a grocery store in the basement. We hauled off something like 800 RMB worth of the most delicious treats we could find. It was like one of those crazy shopping sprees that people win on game shows :)
Oh, we also spent the evening doing some holiday arts and crafts. Here is a picture of our "tree":
Happy Holidays!
- Jon
P.S. For all those who doubted me, here is a picture to prove that I did attend the Swan Lake ballet.
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