I woke up at 7:40 this morning to a pounding on my door. I'd forgotten that Tim, husband of another teacher, had invited me out to breakfast this morning. I got up, showered, and was down at his place at 8. Instead of heading to breakfast, we ended up just drinking coffee with his wife and child and talking about China and the experiences that they'd had here.
At about 11:30 we headed out to the center of town. The center of town was very modern looking. There was landscaping, really nice looking signs, and mall stores that reminded me of Briarwood Mall. We went to a restaurant that served basically a fast food style of Chinese cuisine. I would say probably equivalent to a Culver's in terms of quality. It was soooo good. And it was only $2.75 for a huge bowl of beef, vegetables, and rice with a bowl of soup. Soup wasn't good. Whatever.
After that we went to a french supermarket called Carrefour [appx. equivalent to Wal-mart]. Seeing everything was amazing. The fresh food and all the other different [and at times odd] products that my mind conjured up when I thought of China. The next time that I feel like being an unwaveringly resolute tourist, I'll take some pictures or video at the Carrefour.
After the Carrefour we came back to my apartment and Mike popped in with a local Chinese guy that fixed my wall socket and my phone. He handed me over some lesson plans that I'll probably look over tomorrow because I can't be bothered to today. Later, Tim and I walked down the street and checked out some of the more local vendors that were closing up shop.
Something that still gets me is Chinglish. I'm going to be posting pictures of things that aren't quite translated perfectly or are completely wrong onto my blog and facebook. Check it out.
