This morning we had Kung Fu lessons. It was surprisingly very fun. Advanced students and teachers in Kung Fu exhibited a great performance in the art. They performed individually and against each other with different weapons of battle. My favorite performance was when all of the students performed with the wooden sticks. It was nice to see how they all moved in unison while performing. When it came time for us to learn the ten basic steps of Kung Fu everyone was thrilled to learn. I was mostly excited because I know I can go back home and say I learned Kung Fu from Kung Fu experts. We broke off into smaller groups and started to learn the ten steps. Originally I thought it was going to be easy, but in the middle of learning the steps I thought it was more difficult than it appeared. After a few practices I eventually got the hang of it. What I liked best about learning the ten steps was the precision of each step. Our teachers would literally correct us if one finger was out of place. I thought that showed the importance of each stance and uniformity. At the end we all performed group by group. It was funny to see all of the performances as we all tried our best to remember and complete each step correctly. Later throughout the day I started to feel sore in muscles I have never worked before. Even though it was sore, it felt great to work them out with those ten steps. I think I will continue to practice the ten steps every other day.
Later in the evening we went on a two-river boat cruise along the Yangtze River and the Jialing River. It was nice evening out with all of the exchange students and Chinese students and faculty. We all sat on the top deck and watched the sunset of Chongqing. On the cruise we passed a few buildings that were lit up. The view was spectacular; it reminded me of New York in a way. I was used to seeing these sites during the day, the real beauty is at night from a distance. I gathered with a few friends from Widener, other exchange students and Chinese students to play a few Chinese games we learned in class.
That was the highlight of the cruise. It was nice seeing different cultures coming together playing games and enjoying each other’s company. Overall today was a wonderful day that would love to repeat again.
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