Silvia and Ross found these videos a while ago and they've made my week. I don't really know how effective they are as a learning aid... or a work out... but that melody really sticks to you and they're SO FUNNY!!!
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Monday, April 7, 2008
好久不见！ (long time no see)
i somehow managed to keep away from the blog most of march so i apologize for that, it's been a busy few weeks. i'm happy, healthy, and okay, so i return to you with some paintings i finished last month.
a portrait from a passport photo i found on the ground
yet another cake. this one is chocolate and strawberry from an internet photo
spring is a sort of mixed blessing in beijing. one is relieved from winter's awful cold with warm, windy days; but the air becomes drier and the sky thick with sand and fog. on the ground however, trees grow the year's first leaves and there are hundreds of these peach blossoms in every yellow, pink, white, and fuschia you can imagine. it's a pretty magical sight and these trees are all over place.
I finally ate peking duck. it's about time! it's beijing's signature dish and i somehow managed to be here 8 months without trying it. they roast and make a several course meal out of an entire duck. you eat the innards (guts, tounge, pickled eggs), roasted skin and meat, and ultimately a soup, mostly from the same duck. a chef comes to your table and expertly cuts the duck for you. it's quite a show.
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