Now that we've figured out how to navigate the MRT relatively well, some of the boys of our group have started to play some games. It all started when we were all going somewhere, and the train was packed. Everyone was in the train except me and Lily. I ran down to the next train and jumped in right before the doors closed, thinking that Lily was right behind me. As the doors closed, we all saw her standing on the platform all by herself. It was alright, though, because we met up with her at the next station. Still, it was pretty funny. Taking inspiration from this, Daniel jumped in a train with Stephanie one time. As the doors were about to close, he jumped out, leaving her in there by all by herself. It's pretty funny, but I think I am next in line since I'm the only girl who hasn't been left behind. Haha.
One Friday, we also had a field trip to Old Sansia (Sansia Lao Jie) to learn about indigo dyeing. It's a somewhat complicated process, in which the dye is made from the woad plant. Once fabric is dipped in the dye, it is exposed to oxygen, which turns the green color to a beautiful indigo. After learning about how the dye is made, we were allowed to make our own bandanas with whatever patterns we wanted. Really, there is no way to mess up the patterns. Everyone's bandanas ended up looking really pretty. After indigo-dyeing, we went to Yingge, which is famous for its ceramics. First, we visited the Ceramics museum. It was interesting, and at the end, we all went down to work with a little clay. When I sat down and looked around the room, the average age around us was 8 years old. We just had fun messing around and making random things. Daniel C made a McDonald's french fries and Rob made a man going through mid-life crisis. We were just being silly... After this, we all headed to the streets to Yingge to buy some souvenirs. I found a nice tea set for my parents. I'll be hand-carrying this box on the plane so it doesn't shatter.
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