We woke up very bright and early to meet at 7am at Central Station. There, we took cabs to the Hong Kong International School and sang for high-schoolers there. The performance went very well and afterwards we invited the musically-inclined audience members on stage for a beat-boxing clinic and also taught, and then sang with them on Sweet Caroline. JQwest crushed the solo, as always, and made many new female fans.
After the HKIS gig, we took a bus to Peabody Hutton's home in Stanley. We changed and then all headed into Stanley. Some of the guys went directly to lunch at the Stanley Market while Harry, Swope, Logan and I hightailed it to the beach. After finding and purchasing sun screen, we took a dip in the water (some of us went further than others, Harry) and laid out in the hot, hot sun. The sun soon overpowered us and we headed into Stanley Market for lunch.
After lunch we retreated from the heat to the Hutton's home and met the rest of the group, leaving the beach with the same idea. We cleaned ourselves off and then took many extremely necessary naps.
At 4pm we took a bus back into Central and then hiked in the heat and humidity to the China Club in the Old Bank of China Building. After some missteps and circles, we finally arrived, soaked from head to toe in sweat. We must have terrified the folks at the door.
After resting in the A/C, we warmed up and then sang for and mingled with President Sullivan and her guests at the China Club. We all had a great time interacting with UVA Administration, Faculty, alums, current students and even some prospective students who were interested in learning about UVA. (You should go here!!! It's great!!!)
Now, most of the group is going out for one last night on the town while I head off to an equally enjoyable sleep session. We'll update from Beijing tomorrow!!
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