Happy Women's Day!

So have you ever heard of Women's Day? It's an international holiday, yet this is the first time I've ever heard of it. Well, I am happy to participate in the festivites! All the female teachers got to take the afternoon off of classes and go to the Forest Park for a BBQ. The park was filled with groups of women. So interesting! I was not impressed with the park. The lake was nasty and there was garbage littered every where. They don't believe in throwing things away themselves here. But the company was fun. First there were silly games like jumping with a balloon, and a version of "Duck Duck Goose." It's really a trip to see a bunch of grown women in high heels playing these games! Here in the picture is some of our Chinese English teacher friends, Brenda, and meet Anna, Arthur's wife. She's a sweetie, cute as ever, and I like her a lot.

To eat we had BBQed corn on the cob, sweet potatoes, and chicken. They wrap whole chickens (head and feet included) in banana leaves and aluminum foil, then burry it in the ground and build the fire on top of it. It's a favorite here. I got a whole chicken to myself!!

Later tonight Brenda, Maggie, and I joined the Geography teacher (Mr. Chen) at the near by badmitten gym. They really take their badmitten seriously here. At first I made fun of them for this. Cuz I even saw a professional match on TV, and it looked so gay (pardon my expression!) But now I know, it is much harder than it looks! I made a total fool out of myself, like there was a hole in my racket or something. But it was a blast.

Here is a picture of a shopping center in Guangzhou when Brenda and I went a couple weeks ago. If you can imagine turning full circle in this square, the entire surrounding blocks were lit up and psychedelic just like this as far as the eye could see.