Wow, I’m able to access this site for the first time in over a week. Unfortunately, I only have 10 minutes before I have to be “on.” And I mean that literally. They’re video taping my lecture today. I’ve planned it so that it’s an interactive day with the students doing some of the “performing,” but it’s still a pressure being “on” three hours day.
To quickly update, Val is here and shopping the place empty. We’ve ordered clothes at the cloth market, toured YuYuan Garden, had haircuts and massages at the salon of the dancing hairdressers (see earlier blog), and tomorrow we’ll go to the ancient water village. Tonight after class we’ll see the Bund at night.
I just came from lunch with the Dean. He took us to a Middle Eastern restaurant and we ate lamb and yogurt. If you know how I feel about yogurt, you’ll know that eating that was much worse than eating the toads I ate last time I was here. They noticed that I was drinking no black beer and eating mostly flatbread, so they gifted me with a whole round loaf to take home.
I’ve got lots to show and tell, but no time right now. Don’t know when (if ever) I’ll connect again. But we’re both healthy and having a great time.
Zai jian