Thursday, June 25th
Today was an eventful day. We started out with morning classes such as Chinese, English, or Math. In English class, many Groton students volunteered to sing popular American songs. Dowey, Roan, Cherian, and Rohan sang the Groton classic “Let Justice Roll” in a glorious round. Amy sang a song she had learnt in elementary school called “Rocky Mountain”. Emma sang (rapped) a traditional American folk song under the name of “Super Bass”.
In the afternoon, we all congregated in a practice room to rehearse for the final recital on Friday. We played many different instruments such as the guitar, the 马头琴 (ma tou qin- a two stringed violin-like instrument adorned with a horse head), and various other traditional Mongolian instruments. Afterwards, Abby performed a dance she had learned earlier today with the Mongolian girls. Watching Abby dance with the students was moving—pun intended (sobs weakly at own joke)! We also watched the students perform various other types of dance, such as C-pop and more contemporary forms.
After dinner, we all went to visit a nearby department store that featured an ice rink, an arcade, a movie theater, and twelve floors of stores. Playing in the arcade with Angel was one of the highlights of our day. Our Mongolian buddies gave many of us traditional Mongolian jewelry, which was a thoroughly pleasant surprise.
-Cherian and Emma
Today was an eventful day. We started out with morning classes such as Chinese, English, or Math. In English class, many Groton students volunteered to sing popular American songs. Dowey, Roan, Cherian, and Rohan sang the Groton classic “Let Justice Roll” in a glorious round. Amy sang a song she had learnt in elementary school called “Rocky Mountain”. Emma sang (rapped) a traditional American folk song under the name of “Super Bass”.
In the afternoon, we all congregated in a practice room to rehearse for the final recital on Friday. We played many different instruments such as the guitar, the 马头琴 (ma tou qin- a two stringed violin-like instrument adorned with a horse head), and various other traditional Mongolian instruments. Afterwards, Abby performed a dance she had learned earlier today with the Mongolian girls. Watching Abby dance with the students was moving—pun intended (sobs weakly at own joke)! We also watched the students perform various other types of dance, such as C-pop and more contemporary forms.
After dinner, we all went to visit a nearby department store that featured an ice rink, an arcade, a movie theater, and twelve floors of stores. Playing in the arcade with Angel was one of the highlights of our day. Our Mongolian buddies gave many of us traditional Mongolian jewelry, which was a thoroughly pleasant surprise.
-Cherian and Emma
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