This Monday, Rachel went to Beijing for a school Kid Lit Quiz competition. For those who don't know what this is, it is a literature trivia competition between teams with four people on each. It is tricky with an international crowd, because they use books from all over the world, not just the ones we read in America. She had a great time. She left on Monday morning, and then spent the evening with a girl from America, living in Beijing. They were both very amazed because they both love the show Monk. They spent part of the evening watching a couple of episodes. The next day they met at the school for the competition. They did pretty well, but unfortunately didn't win. That's ok, she said she had some really good ice-cream at the mall. I'm not sure if I believe her! (It's been so long!) She didn't get to see any tourist spots this trip, but looks forward to seeing more when we go as a family.
On Tuesday, Caitlin was in a special play put on by the older elementary students. The theme was on sharing the planet. It was a wonderful show, and very cleverly put together. Each grade was in charge of a scene. Caitlin's group did a sort of rendition of Stomp. It was very cool. She kept the whole beat going with her garbage can and lid! It was a great evening. I put in a photo of her performance.
On Friday night we went to the company work Christmas party. It was at a nice hotel in town. The Chinese employees were in charge of the party, and it turned out to be lots of fun. Mike got out of being Santa, because another employee asked if he could do it. Mike agreed right away! It was a nice evening. It was over late, and we rushed home to get to bed before leaving the next morning at 6:30 for Hong Kong. I put in a somewhat blurry pic of Santa, Jay, and other lovers of Santa.
