Due to the "big" time difference, everyone's body clock was off, with time varying from 2 am to 5 am. Breakfast time was definitely a wake-up call that we were no longer in the US. We and the cook were unable to communicate because of the language barrier and it was both comical and frustrating. Everyone sat at the table puzzled, not knowing what to eat because of our dietary needs. The cook on the other hand was puzzled as well because she couldn't figure out why we weren't eating. After the semi-catastrophe we met our new exciting teachers, Pan laoshi and Wang laoshi. Class was only an hour but it was really fun and intriguing, and everyone now knows how to say "I'm an American." It's really helpful to use when citizens try to hold conversations with us in the streets.
We also visited a park nearby, which was filled with amazing things. It seems like wherever we go, no matter where we go something is always happening here. There was so much going on in the park. There was shadow boxing, tai chi, and jianzi (a type of bean bag toss). Most of the groups that were doing activities and exercising were older groups of people who had retired and just wanted to keep limber and flexible. They would just gather together in the morning and perform different types of exercises that were quite beautiful to watch. All in all, today was just another amazing day in China. One of many.
Liann :)
No comments:
Post a Comment