Male Belly Dancer
Have you ever seen one? I can now say I have. I'll get to that later.I took my first subway ride in Beijing. Much different from HK. They give you paper tickets and there is someone that collects the ticket stub. They have to create jobs here in China for everyone so they keep things non-automated for that purpose (my best guess). The subway isn't as clean but is 2xs as crowded, I thought HK subway trains were packed. That was nothing compared to Bejing.
We met with the US Embassy and the director from the Economic office. Very informative and interesting. It was nice to see an American flag in the conference room. I have never appreciated it more. There were also awesome glass drawings of different US monuments.
We then met with Cummins. They were very nice, one of the ladies had even worked in Indiana (they are HQ'd in Columbus IN). They bought us pizza, who knew there was Papa John's in China. It was pretty good, there was one with mushrooms and shrimp, everyone's favorite.
Then we met with the President of the IU Alumni Association in Beijing. Very nice man that owns two businesses.
I went with a few people over to the Pearl Market to look around. I bought myself some beautiful black pearls and a matching double strand bracelet...and much more. I bought two more necklaces and some gifts. Very reasonable, actually very cheap. My bracelet and matching necklace would easily be $500 or more and I got it for $50. Our professor swears by this place. There was a lot of stuff in the basement so I bargained for some more gifts.
We went to dinner at a place called A Fun Ti Carnival. It was a dinner show with awesome inner Mongolian food and fun entertainment. They even had a male belly dancer. A lot of my classmates and I were pulled up on stage.
There were chinese business men around us, they were pouring beers for Fraiser (Jason) and I. Apparently, they pour you beer, they toast you and you chug together. We decided to do the friendly thing and play along - free beer!
Click twice on the arrow to play - enjoy! It was like car accident, you didn't want to watch but you couldn't take your eyes off him.
Andrea on stage with him
Mike about to get a surprise
Mike is scared of snakes
Fraiser with his beer buddies
Me with my beer buddies
The group on stage (I'm on the far left)
posted by Chrissy @ 10:35 AM
10 Comments:
who knew...a thumper party in Beijing! way to go girl
well. that was interesting! sounds like a fun time was had by all!
are you learning anything? I mean, really?
=)
is it too late to get my requests for gifts in? HA!
~Allison
I look forward each day to your trip log and antics! Yeah, this IS a learning-program trip, right?!?!?
I look forward each day to your trip log and antics! Yeah, this IS a learning-program trip, right?!?!?
Ok - I have stopped crying & throwing fits about not being with you at the Great Wall. I can once again think rationally (I know - big surprise).
My friends at work are really enjoying this trip through China. They especially get a chuckle out of your subway descriptions and the "infamous" cab ride.
Enjoy the trip and remember - "Yes" sometimes means "no" over there so you can always answer "yes!"
Cheers,
eileen
I think I can hang with them on the beer drinking. I thought you were on an educational trip (sm) - how to belly dance and drink beer?
Haz
I love your running travel-log...
Good job, can't wait to see you and hear about it in person over dinner!
THAT:S HOT
They male bellydancer's name is Yake. :)
iam the best belly dancer in all world iam male from egypt.cairo 28
i wish i have job and i can teach all the men and girls and women becuse iam profissnal i dance when i have 10 years from my age
waletaboba@hotmail.com
this my emil
0020126317992 my cell phone phone
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