The World Expo was great. It wasn't as crowded as everyone said it would be but the major pavilions - like Saudi Arabia, Australia, and China - were packed with hundreds of people eagerly waiting to get a taste of the respective countries. Our group secured reservations to see the Chinese pavilion -- even with the reservation, we had to wait in line for nearly 3 hours just to enter. We passed the long wait time by singing, dancing, and posing for the many pictures that our line mates were taking of us. Also, two UW students were pulled out of the line to play soccer with a guy with a microphone whose job it was to entertain those in line. This turned out to be really entertaining for us.
Once inside the pavilion we were confused because we didn't know how to navigate our way through it, and there were some important things we had to see before we left! While inside we saw an inspirational movie and took a ride on a mini roller coaster. It was AWESOME and definitely worth the wait. The Chinese government went all out for this pavilion and in my opinion it was the best I've seen so far. If I had to explain what the World Expo was, I would say it was like the Auto Show but instead of fancy cars, what is catching your attention is countries.
-Ravanna Bonds El
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