Field Trip: Zhunan Train Station

On Tuesday we went on a field trip to the Zhunan Train Station.

And surprisingly we saw zero trains!

Oh well...it was nice getting out of school for a few hours.

This is Winnie. She's my favorite (but don't tell anyone that). She reminds me of my niece Lori in that she loves and knows how to work the camera.

Here's a video of us in the "bus":

Also, kids wear face masks here like accessories. It's very normal and common to see them. Even teachers wear them. So if someone is talking English to me with a thick Chinese accent with one of those things on...forget it! I need to both see and hear to understand some of the people here.

*Funny story insert:

Once we're at the train station, we get to the main platform outside where they bring the big speaker and the microphone. They do some announcements of sorts and then they say, "And now Mr. Craig will do his exercise routine with us! 3...2...1...Press play on the music!" And I was like, "WHUUUH?" I had no time to think about anything other than handing my camera to a Chinese teacher and said "click away!" because this is a memory.

Why is it a memory?

Because it was performed in front of the ENTIRE downtown Zhunan...

Hello busy city behind me!

My exercise routine is now a pop culture phenomenon. Kids are singing "tiki tiki tiki tiki tiki tiki room" allll daaaay loooong.

Me with my class.

Winnie and Ashlee.

Melody and Yvonne.

Frank and Betty.

Alex and Benny.

Yuki and Emma.

Thomas and Evan.

Doris and Joan.

Alison and Junie.

Martin, Wayne, and Nini

After we toured the station lobby we went ouside and the kids were able to run around for a little bit. (About halfway through this video the sound gets really low because I accidentally put my hand over the microphone while holding my camera):

Cool reflective warped monument.

And just for perspective, the train station is...