For many years my husband has been talking about going to see the show Shen Yun. He wanted to see a part of Chinese culture and experience a show that always receives wonderful reviews.
When we first heard of the show, the tickets were out of our price range. But now that we can afford it, we are so busy working that we tend to hear about the show either when it has been sold out, or when the company has left Toronto. The past Christmas, we received a wonderful gift from our son.
The gift was a pair of tickets to go experience Shen Yun. Not only did he buy us tickets, but he also bought us box office tickets. I loved where we were. We were close enough to see well – and I loved that there was no-one in front of us.
The show was beautiful. So graceful and dreamlike. I enjoyed watching the dancing and the visions that had been created from snippets of Chinese culture. Many of the movements reminded me of ballet, and even gymnastics. Of course we were not able to take pictures, but I do have the programme to remind me a little of the experience.
In addition, my husband bought me a beautiful bookmark to remind me of the experience. I love it and it will be put to good use.
This week I am grateful for the experience given to us as a gift by my son. It is an experience I would love to repeat – and one that I would like my daughters to ecperience.
What have you been grateful for this week? Share your comments or the link to your post below.
© Colline Kook-Chun, 2018
A wonderful gift, Colline. Your son sounds very thoughtful.
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He is – and he knows what we would enjoy 😊
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Very cool. I’m sure it was a great show. I’m also sure that being a gift from your son made it even more special.
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It certainly is Trent. And it is an experience we will remember for a long time.
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What a thoughtful gift, Colline. The show looks so enjoyable, judging by your photos. 🙂
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It was. I loved the dancing and the costumes.
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What a thoughtful son you have, Colline – You and you husband have done a great job raising him 👍😃
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I think we have helped him learn along the way. Also his life experience has helped him realize, I think, how much we have done for him and he is grateful for it.
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What a great gift! The show sounds phenomenal.
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It was and I loved it. I am sure we will go see their show again the next time they are in Toronto.
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My Wife would love to see this and maybe we’ll go but I’ve already stitched her up for her birthday – we’re off to see Five Guys Named Moe 🙂 https://www.fiveguysmusical.com/
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That sounds like a fun show. I am sure she will enjoy it.
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Wow!😊
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That is what I thought when I opened my son’s gift on Christmas day 🙂
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I’d love to see that! 🙂 🙂
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It was a wonderful experience Jo – and one I will not forget in a long time.
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