Yesterday, Easter March 31st we drove our scooters down to a People's Park; past ‘2 - 7 square’ in an area where there is a large statue of Chairman Mao. This park had pigeons in an area with their own roosting spot, rides, food, places for live performances, a big screen TV and an arts and crafts area. It was very neat to see that the pigeons were kept to a section and the rest of the park was bird free. They seemed to understand that they need to stay on the grass area that was roped off with wire and fly from there to the house that was nearby for them to roost in. We really enjoyed walking around and trying some of the different foods. Nate and I tried Fried Bananas and Chuck enjoyed sushi and we watched as the sushi was made fresh to order. In the arts and crafts area all ages of people can buy the blank pictures and statues and paint them as the paint by numbers dictates or as they want. Since we rode to People's Park on our scooters we got lots of stares. Most of the time when foreigner's are seen they aren't seen riding on their own scooters but perhaps on bikes and in taxis. More often than not foreigner's keep to themselves and don't go out much.
Today April 1, 2013 is Monday, the first day of my new job, I thought. It wasn't because this week we have Qingming Festival or Tomb-Sweeping Day and the school will be closed for this holiday. Nate and I went on the bus today to the new campus and I got a new watch and some other items from the stores there and we also had lunch. Funny thing is that when we came over here I was not at all into wearing a watch and since having it I missed it this past week. This one is pink, my other watch was purple. While waiting for the bus to come home I talked with some of the teachers that I met last semester and enjoyed myself. It's good to be back!
Today April 1, 2013 is Monday, the first day of my new job, I thought. It wasn't because this week we have Qingming Festival or Tomb-Sweeping Day and the school will be closed for this holiday. Nate and I went on the bus today to the new campus and I got a new watch and some other items from the stores there and we also had lunch. Funny thing is that when we came over here I was not at all into wearing a watch and since having it I missed it this past week. This one is pink, my other watch was purple. While waiting for the bus to come home I talked with some of the teachers that I met last semester and enjoyed myself. It's good to be back!