Jumping and shopping

 Ni hao!

 After our Closing Ceremony, Marvi, Sarah, April and I went to record some footage of us talking in front of the main library building for a video Sarah was making. The afternoon sun was so beautiful.

 I then wanted a photo of us all and Sarah said, "We have to do jumping photos!" So behold, a selection of the many jumping photos we took in front of the library on that lovely afternoon.

 Sarah, April and I then went shopping - our very last trip to the Students' Supermarket. I'd become quite attached to that place - I'd been there so often for water and other supplies such as cereal, yoghurt and chocolate. 

 It was quite a nice shop, and it was always lovely to step in from the cold for a quick shop in the warmth.

Exotic crisps

Exotic oreos 

(birthday cake flavour oreos are the best that I've tried in China; they're like normal oreos but with hundreds and thousands in the cream)

3+2: those that I tried were really nice; sweet and savoury in one biscuit!

The shop

As you can see they sell clothes too

These fruit kebabs are a very popular snack in Beijing; you see people selling them everywhere

Bike and phone box

 After our visit to the Students' Supermarket, Sarah, April and decided to get some bubble waffles from a street seller; they were delicious and it was really interesting to see them being made in front of us.

Gangnam Style!

Bubble waffle!

The lovely April and Sarah

 Overall, with the Closing Ceremony and then spending time with friends, my final afternoon in China was very special.

 Thanks for reading,

 Liz x

The Legend of Kung-Fu

 Ni hao!

 After I got back from Olympic Park a group of us set off for the Red Theatre to see the Legend of Kung-Fu. It was a brilliant performance and marked a sort of milestone for me in that I actively went to a spectacle that may have included loud bangs or pyrotechnics, which is a huge phobia of mine.

 However, it got to the point where I thought: am I really going to let my fear stop me doing something I really want to do? And the answer was no. So I went, and there was some loud drumming, but no sudden bangs. I was glad I went and I felt a real sense of achievement for doing so.

 Here are some photos.

 The Red Theatre

Before the show

After the show

Chun Yi, the protagonist, in the middle

 When I got back to the apartments, the moon was amazing.

 Just beautiful.

 I spent that night working on our economics presentations with Ana and co and it was nice to spend time with such lovely people.

 Overall, a really wonderful day.

 Thanks for reading,

 Liz x

The view from my window

 Ni hao! I thought I would share some photos I took on the first Monday of the trip, of the view of Beijing Normal University from my hotel room window.

The red building with the writing has four floors worth of student canteens, with stairs between some floors and really cool escalators between others.

Tall buildings. One of the University buildings, where we had our economics lectures, has 23 floors!

 Looking out at different times of day and night, I got all sorts of beautiful views. Beijing Normal University is a very photogenic place.

 I hope you enjoyed the photos,

 Thanks for reading,

 Liz x