Day Eight - Shen Yang to Beijing

Well today was a relatively boring day since we just traveled back to Beijing. It was fun taking the bullet train again and less chaotic since Shen Yang is a lot smaller than Beijing. The five hour ride went by quickly too since we figured out how to turn our chairs around so we were facing the row behind us. We entertained ourselves by talking the entire time about our lives back home, so it was a nice opportunity to get to know some people better.

Once we made it to Beijing, we went to check into our hotel and then we went out to shop in the market. It was so fun looking at all of the vendors and bargaining with them. After our hour at the market, we went to eat dinner at the KTV. We had two small rooms to eat in and do karaoke but we ended up singing in one room anyways. The dinner really ran out quickly since it's a buffet; we ended up being too busy to eat anyways. It was a super fun way to hang out with the group on our last night. It was also a fun way to share Lilly's birthday and anniversary. After we were finished with KTV, we went back to the hotel to do what we wanted. Alexis, Grace, and I decided to go to the Walmart which was closed. Then we tried to walk into a closed Starbucks, so we decided to go to our rooms. Then Grace and I decided we were hungry so we went to KFC. We ran into Steven there so we hung out with him for a little bit and then we went back to the hotel to sleep. It was a pretty event less day, yet it was still a great way to spend our last night in China. I'm definitely not ready for it to be over, but it'll be nice to see everybody!