The majority of tourists in Beijing are from China. The majority of those tourists have never seen Americans before.
We spent all morning at Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City. As we walked through crowds, you would have thought we were the Kardashians. Strangers ask to take pictures with us. Mothers pose their kids with us. Fathers pose their grandmothers with us. There is now a contest between our students for who is getting the most picture requests. Kaitlin and Tessa seem to be the most sought after with their blonde to red hair. Cristin gets the least requests, as she looks the most ethnic of all of us.
It's a funny feeling knowing that your face is going to feature prominently in some family's vacation scrapbook on the other side of the world.
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