Comments on: Darden Beijing Trip: Day 3 – Lecture, Chinese Juice Factory and Italian in China! http://www.icekreamkoan.com/2008/10/13/darden-beijing-trip-day-3-lecture-chinese-juice-factory-and-italian-in-china/ Flying and other stuff - Peter Braswell Fri, 13 Aug 2010 22:27:30 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: JanaB http://www.icekreamkoan.com/2008/10/13/darden-beijing-trip-day-3-lecture-chinese-juice-factory-and-italian-in-china/comment-page-1/#comment-1458 JanaB Tue, 14 Oct 2008 01:27:11 +0000 http://www.icekreamkoan.com/?p=117#comment-1458 It's interesting to hear about your trip to the juice factory. I especially liked your description: "It’s as if someone pulled the drain on all the color." It’s bizarre because I had a very different experience today at an elementary school. I was visiting a friend of mine in North Carolina (thank you Columbus Day!)and her kids wanted us to join them for lunch at school. I was shocked when we walked into the cafeteria because all you could hear was the most beautiful classical music over the loud speakers. Apparently at this school they play classical music at lunchtime and NO ONE (not the kids or the adults) are allowed to speak when the music is playing. It was amazing to watch because the music was so calming and beautiful and it allowed the kids to focus on eating lunch without distraction (keep in mind, the room was filled with about 100 7 to 9 year olds, so you can imagine how the scene might otherwise look). They only play the music for about 5 minutes at a time so the kids still have time to talk with friends, but it was incredible to watch and believe it or not, it seemed like the kids didn't mind! Whether at home, school or work, is so important to have a peaceful, pleasing experience. Wouldn't it be great if that was the case everywhere, all the time? It’s interesting to hear about your trip to the juice factory. I especially liked your description: “It’s as if someone pulled the drain on all the color.” It’s bizarre because I had a very different experience today at an elementary school. I was visiting a friend of mine in North Carolina (thank you Columbus Day!)and her kids wanted us to join them for lunch at school. I was shocked when we walked into the cafeteria because all you could hear was the most beautiful classical music over the loud speakers. Apparently at this school they play classical music at lunchtime and NO ONE (not the kids or the adults) are allowed to speak when the music is playing. It was amazing to watch because the music was so calming and beautiful and it allowed the kids to focus on eating lunch without distraction (keep in mind, the room was filled with about 100 7 to 9 year olds, so you can imagine how the scene might otherwise look). They only play the music for about 5 minutes at a time so the kids still have time to talk with friends, but it was incredible to watch and believe it or not, it seemed like the kids didn’t mind!

Whether at home, school or work, is so important to have a peaceful, pleasing experience. Wouldn’t it be great if that was the case everywhere, all the time?

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