March 7, 2009
(I'm a little behind on updating this...so, this all really happened a week ago)
On your mark...get set...go! After strolling around the Olympic Center in Qingdao and then grabbing some Chinese food in Jusco, Stephanie challenged Deborah and I to a race.
The place: Jusco Supermarket (which by the way is crazy on a Saturday-just imagine wal-mart with little elbow room times 100-okay maybe I exaggerated a little).
The challenge: Getting through the crowd at Jusco, finding the items on a grocery list, and paying for them at the check-out line. Whoever gets out first wins an ice cream cone at McDonalds (which is about 2.5 quai - less than a fifty cents).
Deborah and I were up to the challenge. We both needed to find an apple, yogurt, chips, and pepperos (these wonderful little graham cracker sticks with chocoloate). So we both headed to get the apples. We had to wait in line to get them weighed. There's no room for being p
olite in these lines. If you don't push yourself to the front and make it known that you want help, people will just get in front of you. So, you have to be a little aggressive (same concept for driving and walking across the road too). I got my apple weighed and made it through to the next stop-yogurt. My decisiveness (okay, maybe lack of decisiveness put me behind as I had to choose between sour cream and onion or plain chips. Then, I got stuck behind a slow line, and Deborah won :(. I don't know what the cashier said, but I made it through okay and got my purchases. It was a fun experience and I still bought myself a cone at McDonalds.
olite in these lines. If you don't push yourself to the front and make it known that you want help, people will just get in front of you. So, you have to be a little aggressive (same concept for driving and walking across the road too). I got my apple weighed and made it through to the next stop-yogurt. My decisiveness (okay, maybe lack of decisiveness put me behind as I had to choose between sour cream and onion or plain chips. Then, I got stuck behind a slow line, and Deborah won :(. I don't know what the cashier said, but I made it through okay and got my purchases. It was a fun experience and I still bought myself a cone at McDonalds. Before our shopping excursion at Jusco, we went to the Olympic center to look around. Here are some pictures from that little trip....
Meet the mascots:
Did you know that the Olympics have official mascots? I didn't realize this until coming here. This is actually just a picture of a picture at a bus stop. Each of these little characters has a name and has quite a bit of symbolism connected with it. Their names from right to left are: Beibei, Jingjing, Huanhuan, Yingying, Nini (it is very common to double the names).
This is a view of our apartment complex (the tan colored buildings) from the Olympic complex.
Great reading of your experiences Emily. What a wealth of memories you are making. Appreciate your sharing. Glad you bought yourself an icecream cone. We love you much!!
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