disclaimer from last post.. your shirt doesn't go all the way over your head.. just up above your stomach. and not girls.. just men.
This week was National Holiday in China. October 1st is National Day that celebrates the formation of the People's Republic of China. It's a huge huge holiday here where everyone travels and schools are out and everything. Equivilant to Thanksgiving week.. It's about traveling with friends and family. Mainly they travel to the most popular places in China.
I went to Hangzhou. I love Hangzhou and I had some friends to visit there so I decided to just go spend a week in my old city. It was wonderful. I got to meet up with some of my older Chinese friends. YoYo joined us for a Mexican dinner at Panchos and the Night Market. Always fun. A true Chinese experience. The night market.. not Panchos. haha. Then I had dinner one night with Ice.. a sister from my year before. She is wonderful and newly engaged. It was great to sit down and visit with her. Her English is phenominal.. like being with a native English speaker.
The rest of the week was spent with Steve, Jesse, and Jace. It was great to be with the guys again. I have always just felt more comfortable around guys and so it was good to get back to those simple relationships. They are so much fun.. Jesse is great to watch.. he is a 6'10 red head. It's the first time I've been in a public place here and not even one person looked at me. It was all about Jesse. They love basketball here so Jesse and Steve got all the attention. It was so much fun to watch.
Another thing I loved about this week was the conversation and down time. Being in China with all Chinese and some foreigners really takes it's toll on your converstations. I am used to constantly talking about Dad and the things he does and how he works.. and you can't do that here. So this whole week was just really good conversation about that and how things are changing and how we need to be acting. It was just incredible to be with people who believe the same things and find that same passion in their hearts. It was definitely uplifting. Exactly what I needed this week. I feel completely rejuvenated and filled. I spent my days mostly alone and that was wonderful. One on One time with Dad and his beautiful Chinese people and creation here.. Incredible.
Some funny things about this week.. Hangzhou is normally a city of 6 million or so.. this week there were about 12 million there on holiday. It was insane. Traffic and people everywhere. I have never seen so many people in one place. Lots of people from the country were in too and even saw some minority groups traveling. Very rare in China.
I got punched in the face by a 3 year old. I was just sitting on the steps minding my own business, listening to my music and all of a sudden this little fists connects hard with my cheekbone. This kid sitting near with his family had run over and jacked me in the face.. I just laughed because I was so thrown off. It was hilarious.
All in all.. I saw our Dad everywhere this week and was truly amazed at his World and his people.
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