Emily, Leo, and I

Kareoke Night

So last night our school put on a Kareoke Night. All of the teachers and staff that we get to work with were all invited to this really nice restaurant where you can eat and listen to people sing. The Principal made it into a compeition and told us Americans that if all six of us sang she would give us something. So we practiced really hard (like only two hours before the performance). Annie, our native coordinator, came over and taught us this really famous Chinese love song. We weren't very good at it so we had to write it on a white board to take with us but the song is really pretty. We had two numbers we were performing. The second one was "Hit me Baby One more Time" by Britney Spears. I knew there was a reason I listened to her so much when I was younger :) They love Britney here. They also love Michael Jackson, Kelly Clarkson, and "My heart will go on" by Celine Dion... they play that song like every time we're in the supermarket. Anyway so we got a little choreography going with our Britney song and got dressed up and left.
It was so awesome to see all of the school's staff. They are so great to work with. It was just a fun night. Even though we couldn't understand anything the people were singing they had the music videos playing right next to them (just like SingStar!) so that kept us pretty entertained. Our performance rocked the house!! Everyone went nuts when sang our Britney song. We even threw off our jackets and pulled down our hair. While singing onstage they came up and gave us watermelon (weird.... must be a Chinese thing) and Spencer, our favorite cook, brought up fake flowers. They even wanted an encore. Well if the people want an encore....an encore is what they shall get!! At the end of the night they gave out awards to everyone. They gave us each a really nice folder with a certificate inside for an "OK" job :). It was such an awesome night. I just love these people.