Wednesday

This morning started off with another bike ride through the country roads. I got more adventuresome this time and wound up lost in the middle of an orange field on a path no wider than both my feet. So i picked an orange and made my way back to the road. Cycling back into town I noticed some kids playing basketball. Shooting around turned into a 5 vs me game - they were very impressed that I could slam dunk.

Afterwards I found an internet cafe and after some technical difficulties I was able to talk to Holly over Skype. Perfect way to cut the day in half. Then I went to the local park and found some Chinese labelled stairs that actually went to a great lookout at the top of a hill - I'm hoping to post some photos but it doesn't seem to be uploading right now... On my way out of the park I saw some kids practicing Martial Arts so I sat down for a moment to watch. An eldery man asked the instructor if I could participate, and after some gesturing I did. I stopped when they began some moves that required crazy flexibility but I got a few good pictures and a video. There was a band a woman singing in the background so if the audio comes through its a perfect video. I have since come home and because I was the only guest around for dinner I got to eat with Wei and his family. Their main dish was pork foot (which apparently is great for the liver) but I pretty much stuck to the dishes they prepared for me. Now I will wander into the city to do some night shopping - I am hoping to pick up some paints and a paintbrush. I am getting artistic in my free time...