Author: katie_shen

We toured Virginia museum of fine arts (specifically the Tsherin Sherpa spirits exhibit). Then, we walked through the Maymont garden grounds. As we toured the Maymont Japanese and Italian garden, we noted the comparison because...

We dined at an authentic Chinese restaurant today!!

We made dumplings today!!

Today, we tackled learning the art of Mahjong- arguably the most difficult thing we learned this week. In short, there are many tiles of different characters, and while the rules are intricate, we decided it’s an upgraded...

We’re excited to be starting on Korea today! We’re starting off the morning with an educational PowerPoint about Korean Culture. It was amazing to have interesting conversations about multi-cultural connections and...

In the afternoon, we continued making origami cranes with these beautiful origami paper. It was super fun struggling together at the beginning of folding these cranes. These cranes can be decorative and can bring good...

How much do dumplings weigh? – A wonton! AHAHAHA Today, we started with an intro to the holidays, superstitions, ethnic groups, and tea culture of China. There was tea time with snacks. The highlight of the day, however,...