They don't celebrate Christmas in China, but they do celebrate New Year's Eve on December 31, however, our staff party was on December 27 at a restaurant near our school. We had a wonderful dinner, sang a little karaoke, played a couple of games and enjoyed each others company. I am sorry none of the pictures of the food turned out. I will do a better job next time.
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| Festive decorations! |
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| Beautiful dinner setting. |
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| The great administrative and teaching staff of our school. |
Of course the students couldn't be outdone. They decided to end the semester with a talent show. We have some very talented students, and they all did a great job. We planned on about an hour show, but so many students wanted to perform that it lasted a couple of hours. It was fun to watch the students be so supportive of one another. An interesting side note. The students usually only wear uniforms, and the girls are not allowed to wear any makeup on regular school days. The students were pleasantly surprised at how handsome and beautiful everyone looked for the celebration.
Imagine my surprise when Alan began singing The Holy City. He has a beautiful operatic voice. I must admit it did bring tears to my eyes. It even rivaled the beautiful rendition from Karen and Eleene every Christmas. I think I also was overwhelmed by the fact that I was sitting in an auditorium in the center of Beijing, China listening to a beautiful song about the Savior's birth. Very overwhelming.
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| Couldn't find the name of this instrument, but it has many strings just like a harp. |
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| Michael is playing a yehu which only has two strings to make the music. |
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| Many students played the guitar and sang popular songs from the USA. Love Peter's white shoes! |
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| Great saxophone music. Can you tell the name of the song by looking at the backdrop? |
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| Jane was definitely the most popular female singer. She was called back to sing more songs. |
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| No performance is complete without a violin solo. |
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| A couple of students did some science experiments for their part of the show. |
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