Well, Julianne and I are slowly nearing the end of our time in China–we leave in a couple days.
It’s been extremely hot and humid outside now for several days. Sometimes there’s a semi-cooling breeze that keeps things tolerable in the shade, and sometimes there’s not and you begin to feel like you’re walking through an outdoor sauna . . . and it’s only going to get hotter as the summer progresses!
Anyways, tonight we went out for dinner with friends. One of them had a brother visiting from America, and they had just returned from Beijing and traveling around doing the tourist thing.
We went out for Korean food and had a good time talking about the brother’s first experiences in China. I also got a great picture of him trying kimchi for the first time–he pretty much did the classic contortion and smile to try and hide the shock at how spicy/sour/salty/unlike-anything-you’ve-ever-eaten-in-your-entire-life-before-face . . . it was FANTASTIC!
Later, as we were walking around to do some shopping I saw a classic THIS IS CHINA nighttime street scene.
Shirtless, cold beers, snacks, and sitting with friends by the street having a good time . . .
Awesome!
J
Serenity in China 