China is such an amazing place. I know that none of you will understand this.. at least not thuroughly. It is truly an incredible place with amazing people. I have always truly loved eyes. I think they tell so much about a person. How they look at someone and what you can see in them. You can tell exhaustion, true happiness, and sadness, and age by the eyes.
Today a few of my students took me to the market to buy food and then cook me dinner. The people that sell the food at the market are truly amazing people. Everyday they come out and set out their goods and rely on us to pass up one vendor and pick them so they can make money for their families. There are all kinds of people at the market. Since it is what a Chinese grocery store is.. everyone shops there. The floors are wet and dirty from the buckets of splashing fish.. and the children's split pants. The food is just laying out on the table. There are vegetables, spices, rices, meats, seafood. Everything just sitting out. No refridgeration.. or anything. If you want to be cured of your middle class ways.. go to a Chinese market.
The dinner my students cooked was possibly the best Chinese meal I have ever eaten. It was amazing. We had pork and potatoe soup that was to die for. I had 4 helpings.. and then we had pork adn pepper, pork with greens, mushrooms, and carrots.. it was awesome! We also had shrimp that was huge and so so good.. till i got the pregnant one.. then i was kind of grossed out. And then we had my favorite.. Chicken Feet. I love chicken feet. There isn't much meat, but it's so good. They are so tasty. I know that freaks you out a little, but it's amazing.
It was nice to have people in my apartment and cook for me.. and I learned some things. I learned the secret ingredient that i didn't know about. It's why my chinese food never tastes right. I have it now though.. it will always taste right now. I love Chinese food and people. It's just been one of those days where the culture really revieled itself today.
Classes are going really well.. most of my students English is so good.. that is nice because it means that I can do my more complicated thinking lessons. I am excited about that. I seem to be well liked and feared which is a plus. I do not have to listen to Chinese so much in class because they think I will cry. It's nice to know they will follow the rules.
Really.. you should all go try some chicken feet.
3 comments:
Wow...what's the secret ingredient???
I'm dying to know the secret ingredient! You've gotta' spill!! :)
Daniel: Don not tell them about secret ingredient. Let them figure it out on their own. haha, I miss u and China so much!! hope to see u soon
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