A service activity organized by a GCA teacher

On April 18, I joined the cooking club which was making some western food from Exchange students and some of our teachers. I was in a group of Melisa. We made a kind of cake which is called muffin.

Our muffins’ favor is the mixture of banana and chocolate. We put the melted butter and all the sugar in the bowl and beat the banana until it becomes liquid. Then put 6 eggs in it and add the flour and yeast. Beat again. Then put the mixture into small cups and put a piece of chocolate inside of it. At last, put them into oven and temperature of heating is 220 degrees, then waiting for 15 minutes。The beautiful and delicious muffin is finished.

I felt really excited during the time when i was making the muffin. Because I like making food for myself and friends. When i make satisfied food to them and i see the people who like my food, i will feel really succeed.

This activity taught us how to make food, especially good for our future without parents and live without them. Thanks to Melisa and also the teachers who taught us how to make dessert.

Religious Service

The brochure of scripture

I took photo with Cindy outside the church

The Catholic church

On April 25, I went to the largest Catholic Church in Shanghai Xujiahui Area. It was the first church in Shanghai. We saw this church when we had arrived in Shanghai. This church was really attracted us. Because it's beautiful and western style, it looked ancient and mystery. So tomorrow morning we went there for our curiosity.

It was really serious for us because this church is illegal to take photos. And out side the church there were some volunteer people who told us some rules for visiting. For example. we cannot shout in the church, we cannot take photos in the church and so on. When we went into the church, first we saw a beautiful altar, and a famous paint above it which is called The Last Dinner. Both sides of the church, there were some people kneeled on the place and shrift to the paint in front of them.

In the middle of the church, there was a big stage. It's for some wedding people got wedding there. The church is really high and there were many paintings about Man of Sorrows on the windows. On the top of it, it's a big blue window with a circle. We also got a brochure of scripture. It said' Et unam, sanctam, cathólicam et apostólicam Ecclésiam '

We were impressed about the huge church and special western style building with two big roods on the top. And it's the first time i saw the Catholic Church in China.

Go to a Performance

This is the first performance i have seen before. This singer is from Singarpo. Her name is Tanya.


I took photo with the advertisement of the play : Romeo and Juliet

The ticket of this show

The brochure of the Romeo and Juliet show

On April 24, I went to Shanghai with Cindy, Yuki and Justin. We had a fabulous play on Saturday's night at Shanghai Dramatic Arts Centre which was called Romeo and Juliet. TNT Britain presented for us. Romeo and Juliet was written by William Shakespeare. Even though this show is perfect and famous for all over the world, we never know whole story clearly. So we paid whole attention on this show. Otherwise, the theatre was small, and quiet. The performers didn't use microphone and other background music; we can hear what they were talking clearly. This play performed in English with Chinese subtitle. Almost of them i could understand easily, but 1/3 they performed i need to see the subtitle to help me understand.

The play showed a story which is talked about a girl and a boy who loved each other. Romeo who was the son of Montague; he crashed a Capulet party, and met Juliet who was the daughter of Capulet. They fell in love. Since their families would disapprove, they married in secret. Romeo got in a fight with Tybalt who was the nephew of Lady Capulet, and killed him. He is banished from Verona. Capulet, not knowing that his daughter was already married, he planned marry Juliet to Paris. This made Juliet in quite a spot, so she went to the sympathetic Friar Laurence, who married her to Romeo. He suggested a daring plan to extricate her from her fix. Tragedy ensues.

The most satisfying and revealing current production of Shakespeare's wonderful play. Said Theatre World Magazine, London. Just like what they said. This show made me like seeing classic plays. I felt excited about this show and also this tour for Shanghai.

The show of Tanya's performance