Letters from a real-life archaeologist
by CALIFORNIA KAY, staff writer
Intrepid archaeologist California Kay trekked through into the heart of Latin America this summer. The following is the first of a three-part series documenting his adventures in the form of the letters he sent home to his dear ones.
The Cathedral of San Francisco and its catacombs was perhaps the greatest experience I’ve had in a while. The church itself is just humongously impressive by itself, as it seemed like everything from the giant altar, the four hundred year old library, to its collection of paintings, down to its door hinges were made by artists not from this world. Who knew the brotherhood of a church lived in such decadence?
ME CHINESE - "Chinese Idol"
by JENNIFER CHANG, creator
J. Chang left the North American continent for the first time in July and returned at the end of August, just a bit worldlier. These are excerpts from her journal documenting observations on the other side of the world.
I was stunned. Each of the contestants that took to the stage was phenomenally talented, and also well-trained, which cannot be said of most “American Idol” contestants that make it to the final rounds. After each performance, the singers are required to give a one-minute speech on a topic from a list of three. Not only did these people have to be skilled singers, but they also had to be orators. “Star quality” is set at a much higher standard in China, apparently.
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