We are going to San Francisco! Next Saturday, July 11th (the day after the mid-term exam), the weekly activity of the Chinese Program will be a trip to San Francisco. SILP regulates that teachers cannot drive students, so we need some volunteer drivers. We will cover the gas money. BUT, due to the limited budget we have, people who want to go has to chip in $10 for lunch. Please sign up the google sheet if you want to take this trip. If you don’t have a car or have no food allergy, just leave it blank.（only for SILP Chinese students）

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1voODr8uPlduZKlDXKayNm2jtgyFc8x_fQExjGND2UNA/edit#gid=0

The estimated time to leave Monterey is 8:45 am. We will have Dim Sum for lunch in Chinatown and then visit a Fortune Cookie Factory in Chinatown. After that, we will set you free. It is your free time to explore San Francisco. You can visit the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, the Lombard Street and/or the Golden Gate Bridge. Maybe even do some shopping!!! I think it is going to be fun! Don’t hesitate to join us!

不知不觉又来到第二周了！这个星期我们的活动是唱卡拉OK！在中文我们可以直接说唱K，这是年轻人常用的说法。唱K是中国的年轻人喜欢的放松方式。不论你唱得好不好，都欢迎大家在星期五的下午三点到五点到我们的Samson Student Center Reading Room唱K！唱中文歌或者英文课都可以，当然我们更希望你们能唱中文歌。考完试值得好好轻松一下！周五见！

Here comes our second week in SILP! This week, the weekly activity is Karaoke Party! In Chinese, se can say “chang(forth tone) K”, this is the form used in young generation.”chang(forth tone) K” is a way for Young people to relax. Please come and join the Karaoke Party in theSamson Student Center Reading Room from 3:00pm to 5:00pm whether you sing well or not. You can sing Chinese songs or English songs, of course we hope that you’d better sing Chinese songs. You deserve a nice relaxation after the weekly exam. See you on Friday!

我们第一周的课外活动是看电影和吃自助晚餐！

这次我们将会看一部叫《中国合伙人》的电影。它讲述了在20世纪80年代，三个怀有热情和梦想的年轻人在北京大学相遇，从此展开了他们长达三十年的友谊和梦想征途。毕业后，成冬青在王阳的帮助下办起了英语培训学校，开始品尝到成功的喜悦。在美国发展不顺的孟晓骏回国，并加入学校。只是随着成功的降临，他们的友情也开始承受考验。

The first weekly activity is Movie Night and Buffet!

We will watch a movie named “American dreams in China”. It tells the story that in 1980s, 3 passionate young men met in Beijing University and started their 30-year-long friendship and dreams. After graduation, Cheng and Wang built a English language school and later on Meng joined. The English language school in China called “New Dream” went successfully. This school helps the dreams of Chinese teenagers come true. Before they stood proudly in the American stock market, many stories happened with them and tested their friendship.

IMDB Links：http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2278392/