China Vagina Monologues

On May 22nd, I saw The Vagina Monologues in Shekou, Shenzhen’s foreigner haven. I had not seen the play since college, so it was a nice reminder of American life. However, I am so used to being surrounded by Chinese, I was afraid of being around foreigners. I am not like the Shekou foreigners because I do not make much money or live in Shekou splendor. Foreigners in Shekou appear to isolate themselves from the Chinese population, which the play only encouraged. We foreigners isolated ourselves in a foreign restaurant watching a foreign play with foreign actresses in a part of Shenzhen dominated by foreigners. That is foreign! The play was dinner and a show, and the food was also foreign: Thai, Indian, Irish, etc. Even though I shut myself off from Chinese culture for a night, it was a nice change from constant China in Xili.