Week 2
Yesterday marked the end of my first week of official training and my second week at the Beijing Circus School. My progress seems to have stagnated this week. No big improvement in Feicha, nor straps,...
View ArticleStraps
One of the skills that I’ve been training here is Straps (also known as Pitiao). Wang Laushi has been teaching me for a few lessons before I was officially enrolled in the school. He has a habit of...
View ArticleThis! Is! Feicha!
Feicha, roughly translated into “flying fork” or “flying trident”. At first glance, Feicha looks a lot like contact staff. In fact, when I first saw it, I thought that it was a restrictive and boring...
View ArticleStreet Food
Every night from about 7:30pm onwards, the street vendors setup show outside the school. It’s a simple little setup, a trough with charcoal, a rickety wooden seat, small tiny tables, and cheap plastic...
View ArticleOne Week To Go
The end of my third week has come. This also signals the impending end of this little adventure that looms just over the horizon. Training-wise it’s been good. Both during the week just past and my...
View ArticleFUN Party
Yesterday a few of us decided (pretty much at the last minute) to head down to FUN Party, the opening ceremony for the 2009 Beijing Art Festival, at the 798 Art Zone. We got there pretty late in the...
View ArticleThe Juggle That Wasn’t
Last night we decided to check out Beijing Jugglers. A social practice session, not much unlike Juggle Jam back home. Oh how I miss Juggle Jam. The information that I got was that Beijing Jugglers...
View ArticleAlmost Over
My fourth week has passed, the adventure is almost over. I now have only a few days left at the school. This week has brought forth yet more new arrivals. One of which was a fellow contact staffer! It...
View ArticleHorse Back Bungee Adventure
Yesterday, we set off to go bungee jumping, but it seems that out penchant for unexpected adventures has led us astray yet again! And this time we have more victims. First, none of us knew of the plans...
View ArticleDifficult Goodbyes
I’m never good at goodbyes. Especially when I’m the one leaving. This has been an exceptional month, despite the obstacles I faced during my early days here. I’m not going to say that it has been a bed...
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