Mets Game

One of the more cultural highlights for me was the Mets game.  The whole experience was quite eye-opening in terms of just how different the American and Chinese cultures are.  From the experience of a new sport to the experience of a pro baseball game environment, the reactions of the chinese students were very interesting.

The evening began with our arrival at the new Mets stadium.  The crowds were hectic and keeping up with the Bejing students was quite the task!  Most of the Bejing students were very keen on photography, which could be quite the distraction when trying to keep the group together.  They photographed every aspect of the night, anything from the people, the stadium, the food, and the game.  The actual game was very foreign to them.  Most of them are familar with basketball and soccer.  They were very attentive and seemed to act as if they were accuring an understanding of the game, however after the fact, they told me they had no idea as to what was going on.  Nevertheless they all seemed to have a fairly good time.  Even if they did not understand the sport, there was plenty of time for American food and socialization.