JOSH SNIEGOWSKI (film + video major) writes:
Today was practically a free day for everyone, since all the galleries that were planned were closed for different reasons. All that we had to do as a group was to get together and talk about the trip in general and our final projects. Once this was out of the way, we were free to do whatever we wanted.
The first thing that was on everyone’s mind was to get something to eat. We headed to a nearby restaurant and ordered a lot of family-style food. Everyone was surprised when the bill came out to be $2 per person, but no one complained. From here we had to battle for a taxi to head to our next destination.
After a long taxi ride due to traffic, we arrived once again at old Shanghai. It was pouring rain, but this didn’t stop anyone from getting the shopping they needed done. At one point someone was going to buy a watch from one man who was asking around, but after he tried to lead us down an alley to some dirty door to get to the watches, we quickly got out of there. After a short while of hunting for everything that I wanted to get my family and girlfriend, everyone met back up and we once again searched for a taxi.
To end the night, a group of people went out together to another bar. This turned out to be the most American bar yet, with everything from burgers to chicken tenders on the menu. After some pretty good food and a few beers everyone went back and got some sleep.
Josh Sniegowski is a sophomore in the film + video department.
