This week, I listened to the Hamilton soundtrack quite a bit. I go to the gym almost every day and try to run for at least 30 minutes. I find that because Hamilton tells a story through song, I’m not bored while I run on the treadmill. Besides, the Hamilton soundtrack may be my favorite album in existence. I feel as if I’ll never be tired of it!
One of my best friends from Franklin and Marshall, Paige, is studying in Beijing this year. She came and visited me since she is on break, and together we visited 户部巷 (Hubuxiang), Wuhan’s food street. We ate so many different foods that I had to loosen my belt afterwards! We ate: 热干面 (reganmian)，豆皮 (doupi)，糯米肉包 (nomi roubao) and then some. I think my favorite thing was the 糯米肉包, which is kind of like a sticky rice burrito. The outside is made of sticky rice, while the insides has fillings such as meat and veggies.
This week I went to a dumpling store and asked the waitress which dumplings she recommended Paige and I eat. Afterward, I was able to find and read the two types of dumplings on the menu without using my dictionary app to add up our bill! I feel as if every day I spend in China, I am able to read and understand more and more Chinese characters.
This week, I went to my hip-hop dance class as usual, but man, the dances are getting much harder! Now that the class has been studying together for a month, we are starting to put a dance together, but I still think the movements are too quick for my reflexes.
