Today was the last official day of orientation. I spent the morning at ECNU picking up textbooks. For lunch, I finally tasted China’s KFC. It was pretty good and it was much cheaper than its American equivalent (~24 RMB, which comes out to ~$4). However, compared to other options around the area, it seems really expensive. I probably won’t eat there again, but I just had to try it. They did have a nice fruit drink though.

I didn’t do much for the rest of the day, but later that night, NYU brought us to a Chinese acrobatic show. It was amazing. Very entertaining, especially the “Titanic” one, where a pair of acrobats were swinging around on this long piece of cloth. At one point, they swung within a few feet of me. Unfortunately, with my camera out of commission, I didn’t get to take any pictures. The lighting was perfect and I might have gotten some incredible shots.

One last thing. I did find it amusing that the most cheered act was the motorcycle death wheel, the least Chinese of all the acts. The wonders of life or death situations.