Tim,
It has been three weeks since the first day of school, and we’ve
started preparing for the yearly presentation on May 30th, which is only a
little more than two months away. If you remember, we wanted to include singing
in our play last semester. And now, a part of our class is already working on
the songs. And I am no exception. We stay after school three days a week and
gather upon with our partners listening to soundtracks and singing along.
Our teacher, Summer, has shown us a video of a previous EHP class
who did a full musical of Mulan for their yearly presentation. It didn’t turn
out well though, many people missed the keys and the tempo, and it was obvious
to tell. I wish we don’t find ourselves ridiculous on stage.
Here’s a sound clip of Hugo practicing Sixteen Going on Seventeen.
Now, let me introduce something I really like to eat.
This is “walnut and date cake”. We Chinese people consider it more
of a kind of candy than cake. I’ve liked it’s sweetness since I was a kid. You can
find it in Chinese supermarkets in the US if you want to try.
It’s simply mashed dates with crushed walnuts. But if you watch
closely, there is a piece of transparent paper on the cake to prevent it from
sticking on the pack. The paper is made of glutinous rice, so it is edible. The
rice paper melts in your mouth, and I think it makes the whole “eating progress”
both fun and tasty.
The cake comes in different shapes and sizes, but most of them are
long and thick. Well, I like all of them!!
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Allison
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