Chinatown trip 2016

Today I went up to Chicago's Chinatown with the rest of my Chinese class, plus a few people who used to be in the class and one other student who is Chinese.

Upon arrival, we walked around the zone for a bit to get our bearings. We then went into the Phoenix Restaurant for dim sum. Previously, each person on the trip had given the guide a menu with the desired items checked. One student had checked everything that she thought looked good, and so we ended up ordering a huge amount of dishes. There was a constant stream of new things being delivered to the table as we ate. We did manage to eat almost all of it, and the guide only took home two or three small Styrofoam boxes of food.

After that, we went around town, looking into stores. I only bought a small bag of White Rabbit candies, which are delicious. We then visited a museum that had information about Chinatown's history and culture, including a brief film about it.

Finally, we went to Joy Yee for tea. I got a coconut milk tea with tapioca, which was delicious.

I didn't get to speak all that much Chinese, but I did hear some and understood a little.

AP exam week

Today concludes the first week of the two-week AP exam season, during which high school students take exams corresponding to courses authorized by the College Board.

It so happens that all my exams (Physics 1, English Literature and Composition, and Calculus BC) were this week, so I am finished for the year.

The College Board usually publishes the free-response questions two days after the exam, and since it's been about 57 hours from the end of the Physics 1 one, this year's are indeed available (PDF).