So we are not going to the place in the picture I ｐｏｓｔｅｄ ｅａｒｌｉｅｒ． Ｉｔ ｅｎｄｅｄ ｕｐ ｔｈａｔ ｔｈｅｒｅ ｗａｓ ｏｎｌｙ ｇｏｉｎｇ ｔｏ ｂｅ ｏｎｅ ｓｔｕｄｅｎｔ ｇｏｉｎｇ ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ ｐｌａｃｅ， ａｌｔｈｏｕｇｈ ｖｅｒｙ ｂｅａｕｔｉｆｕｌ， ｉｓ ｏｎｌｙ ａｂｏｕｔ ４ ｈｏｕｒｓ ａｗａｙ． Ｔｈｅｒｅｆｏｒｅ， ｗｅ ｃａｎ ｇｏ ｔｈｅｒｅ ｏｎ ａ ｌｏｎｇ ｗｅｅｋｅｎｄ． Ｗｅ ｗａｎｔ ｔｏ ｔｒｙ ｔｏ ｕｓｅ ｔｈｉｓ ｔｉｍｅ ｔｏ ｇｏ ｓｏｍｅｗｈｅｒｅ ｆｕｒｔｈｅｒ． Ｉｔ ｉｓ ｓｔｉｌｌ ｖｅｒｙ ｄｉｆｆｉｃｕｌｔ ｔｏ ｔｒｙ ａｎｄ ｐｌａｎ ｔｒａｖｅｌｉｎｇ ｓｔｕｆｆ ｗｈｅｎ ｗｅ ｄｏ ｎｏｔ ｋｎｏｗ ｈｏｗ ｔｏ ｄｏ ａｌｌ ｔｈａｔ， ａｎｄ ｗｅ ｄｏｎ＇ｔ ｈａｖｅ ｔｈａｔ ｍｕｃｈ ｈｅｌｐ ｏｖｅｒ ｈｅｒｅ． Ｗｅ ｗｉｌｌ ｌｏｏｋ ｉｎｔｏ ｉｔ ｍｏｒｅ ｔｏｄａｙ． Ｇｅｔｔｉｎｇ ｋｉｎｄ ｏｆ ｔｉｒｅｄ ｏｆ ｉｔ ｒｅａｌｌｙ． Ｉｔ ｄｏｅｓ ｇｅｔ ｋｉｎｄ ｏｆ ｓｔｒｅｓｓｆｕｌ．
Ｙｅｓｔｅｒｄａｙ ｗｅ ｈａｄ ａ ｎｉｃｅ ｌｕｎｃｈ ｗｉｔｈ ｓｏｍｅ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｆｏｒｅｉｇｎ ｔｅａｃｈｅｒｓ ｆｒｏｍ ｏｕｒ ｂｕｉｌｄｉｎｇ． Ｔｈａｔ ｗａｓ ｖｅｒｙ ｎｉｃｅ． Ｍａｎｙ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｄｉｓｈｅｓ ｌｏｏｋｅｄ ｑｕｉｔｅ ｓｔｒａｎｇｅ ａｎｄ ａｆｔｅｒ ａｓｋｉｎｇ ｗｈａｔ ｅａｃｈ ｏｎｅ ｗａｓ， ｏｎｅ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｔｅａｃｈｅｒｓ ｊｕｓｔ ｆｉｎａｌｌｙ ｓａｉｄ： "just try it!" I can imagine their bemusement at us questioning each and every dish that comes our way. Ｉｔ ｉｓ ｆｕｎｎｙ ｔｈｏｕｇｈ ｔｏ ｓｅｅ ｔｈｅｍ ｔｒｙ ａｎｄ ｔｒａｎｓｌａｔｅ ｗｈａｔ ｗｅ ａｒｅ ｅａｔｉｎｇ．
Ｔｈｅ ｏｔｈｅｒ ｄａｙ ｗｅ ｗｅｒｅ ｅａｔｉｎｇ ｄｉｎｎｅｒ ｗｉｔｈ ｔｗｏ ｏｆ ｍｙ ｓｔｕｄｅｎｔｓ ｆｒｏｍ ｃｌａｓｓ ａｎｄ ｔｈａｔ ｔｒｉｅｄ ｔｏ ｏｆｆｅｒ ｕｓ ａ ｃｌｅａｒ ｓｏｕｐ ｗｉｔｈ ｓｅａｗｅｅｄ ｉｎ ｉｔ． Ｓｈｅ ｄｉｄｎ＇ｔ ｋｎｏｗ ｔｈｅ ｗｏｒｄ ｆｏｒ ｓｅａｗｅｅｄ， ｓｏ ｗｅ ｔｙｐｅｄ ａｗａｙ ａｔ ｈｅｒ ｔｒａｎｓｌａｔｅｒ ａｎｄ ｐｒｅｓｅｎｔｅｄ ｍｅ ｗｉｔｈ ｔｈｅ ｗｏｒｄ ＂ａｌｇａｅ！＂ Or with the meal yesterday, the mushrooms that I ｗａｓ ｅａｔｉｎｇ （ａｎｄ Ｉ normally don't like mushrooms, but these were good) were called "fungus！“ Ｉ ｂｅｇａｎ ｌａｕｇｈｉｎｇ ａｎｄ ｔｏｌｄ ｔｈｅｍ ｔｈａｔ ｆｕｎｇｕｓ ｉｓ ｗｈａｔ ｇｒｏｗｓ ｉｎ ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ ｓｏｍｅｏｎｅ＇ｓ ｔｏｅs
Ｔｈｅｎ ｌａｔｅｒ ｏｎ ｔｈａｔ ｅｖｅｎｉｎｇ， ｍａｎｙ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｆｏｒｅｉｇｎ ｔｅａｃｈｅｒｓ ｆｒｏｍ ａｌｌ ａｒｏｕｎｄ ｔｈｅ Ｈｕｎａｎ Ｐｒｏｖｉｎｃｅ ｗｅｒｅ ｉｎｖｉｔｅｄ ｔｏ a celebration dinner. The 4 foreigners who had contributed the most of the success of Changsha received an award. The president of the Hunan Province was also in attendance, along with performers and good food. I was plesently surprised to find that the food was not that bad. I know that sometimes at banquets, you can be presented with exotic and bizarre food.
Ｔｈｅｎ ｌａｔｅｒ ｏｎ ｔｈａｔ ｅｖｅｎｉｎｇ， ｍａｎｙ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｆｏｒｅｉｇｎ ｔｅａｃｈｅｒｓ ｆｒｏｍ ａｌｌ ａｒｏｕｎｄ ｔｈｅ Ｈｕｎａｎ Ｐｒｏｖｉｎｃｅ ｗｅｒｅ ｉｎｖｉｔｅｄ ｔｏ a celebration dinner. The 4 foreigners who had contributed the most of the success of Changsha received an award. The president of the Hunan Province was also in attendance, along with performers and good food. I was plesently surprised to find that the food was not that bad. I know that sometimes at banquets, you can be presented with exotic and bizarre food.
However, I did end up eating small blackened／ ｃｒｉｓｐｅｄ anchovies ｏｒ ｓｏｍｅ ｏｔｈｅｒ ｓｍａｌｌ ｆｉｓｈ． Ｔｈｅｎ， Ｉtried another dish and after it was already in my mouth, did the other teacher tell me it was pig ear! Oh well.
It was nice to see our other teacher friends from the other schools that evening also. Furthermore, we got to talk a little deeper with our helper at our school and learn more about the family situation that he is going through. Keep him in your thoughts. It was good to learn about it and the possible dvrce b/c it developed more of a compassion for him. I know that it has been hard to not critize the lack of help with some things.
It is good to relax and get everything situated this week. It is funny to even see the chinese teachers just really burned out after just one month of teaching! Teaching is hard whether it's in America or China. But definitely my passion! Love you all! -Shane and Lisa
It is good to relax and get everything situated this week. It is funny to even see the chinese teachers just really burned out after just one month of teaching! Teaching is hard whether it's in America or China. But definitely my passion! Love you all! -Shane and Lisa
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