A few days ago Kara and I were invited to dinner by our new friend Wenxu (pronounced wenshe). Wenxu got in contact with Kara because he did an exchange program at Elon two years ago. He also goes to NTU, and apparently the dean at NTU studied at Elon too which is why there is a good study abroad program. Wenxu picked us up in his car around eight and we headed over to Clarke Quay area. It is so nice to drive in a car not a taxi and just take in the scenery of Singapore. The total drive from one end to the other of Singapore is less than an hour, so no matter where we go it never takes too long. Kara and I needed a break from the local campus food so we asked Wenxu if we could go to a more "western" meal, so he took us to a huge restaurant called Brewerkz. The food was amazing and just what we needed some non asian inspired meals. I got a fabulous caesar salad and kara got a great burger and fries, how classic. Brewerkz makes fifteen of their own beers so we sampled a golden ale which was surprisingly good. Wenxu kindly treated us to our dinners and then took us on a sightseeing drive. We saw the famous Singapore merlion fountain. I thought this statue was going to be huge because it is a symbol of Singapore and seen everywhere but I was quite let down. The statue itself was beautiful but very small! It overlooks the Marina Bay Sands hotel which is a stunning brand new hotel with three olympic sized infinity pools on the top story. This made the merlion a little understated. We then got to drive through Little India and Chinatown again on our way back. It was a great break from school work and campus. We all chatted about difference between the US and Singapore and how we both feel at home in our respective countries but loved exploring the other ones. Wenxu traveled everywhere in the US from boston to miami and to California he did everything and loved it all. I can't wait to meet again and have some more fun chats. Until next time...
xoxo
Leah
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