It was the fourth of July here today! Well, kind of. It is really July 2nd, but the American Chamber of Commerce threw a big 4th of July bash for all of its members today. The BBQ was held at a resort located a half hour bus ride outside of Beijing. The event was filled with people that looked and talked like us, for the most part. We were even able to eat like proper Americans for the day. We were given food tickets that could be used at different food tents providing food from McDonald's, Hormel, Papa John's, and Budweiser. I never eat McDonald's at home, but greasy french fries, apple pie, and an ice cream sundae from their tent really hit the spot. Besides the familiar food, there was also a band performing good
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