Ahh Sink Laundry
A sure sign you’re travelling. I did sink laundry this afternoon. 
I’m still perfecting how to ask someone their name. That phrase is not ready for it’s debut yet. I’ll find out my little buddy’s name though. Don’t fear.
I went to Shaping this morning. It is actually a bit farther than anticipated and takes about 50 minutes by bike. I’m thinking that once the tires are blown up all the way I might be able to shave off a few minutes from my time. I am loaning a bike from the Linden Centre. They have about 8 or 9 bikes now and so I felt like Goldilocks trying to find the one that was Just Right. I LOVE the school in Shaping. The kids are so joyful and the teachers are very welcoming.
After my lessons today the head teacher at the school was trying to tell me she wanted me to go with her to some sort of celebration for the afternoon. We’re not totally sure what type of celebration. It was like new home or wedding or something. Anyway, I’m grabbing my stuff to leave and she’s motioning to me that I don’t need this stuff and to come with her. Ho-kaay. Soo, I follow her and we go out to the car and I’m frantically trying to call Jeanee because I don’t know what’s going on. Sigh. I am a hapless foreigner. At least Jeanee couldn’t really figure it out either. So I had the phone to the head teacher, she talks to Jeanee, Jeanee talks to Ling Ling, Ling Ling talks back to Jeanee who talks to me and then Jeanee talks to the head teacher again. Oh adventures. Jeanee rescued me from the afternoon of being show and tell. We are headed in to Dali this afternoon with Martha. It should be fun. Then, after dinner Martha and I have a boxing review (Anthony is gone for ten days so we just have to practice now) and then Wine Night on my balcony. We have to wine night later after dinner because the pigs below my place aren’t quite as fragrant then. Oh, rural china. There’s just nothing else like it. I have a feeling I’m going to be one big pile of tired after that because of all the biking and boxing and walking and fresh air. What a difference from home!
November 4th, 2010 at 5:34 am
Matt better watch out if you have taken up boxing!! Is the guesthouse on the same side of the street as the Linden Center or on the other side? (I remember seeing pigs on the morning walks. Just wondered if that was where you were staying.) No doubt Nellie would enjoy your stories too. What exciting things did you see in Dali?