End of the Second Week!

Hi everyone!

Today is Friday the 16th. James and I can't believe that the trip is half way over. It just felt like yesterday we were arriving on the long and tiring plane flight, but truly it is the end of the second week. Anyway, today was a normal teaching day but it ended with a unique attribute. We had our usual breakfast in the morning and our usual wake up time. It sounds like a regular start to any other day in China. But the wonderful leaders of the group that we are so grateful for, decided to let us go free for the rest of the day. We each got 100 yuan for three meals for today's lunch and dinner as well as Sunday's dinner. When we got back to the hotel, we got settled in and a few of us decided to eat the ramen they bought from the market. Max and I (aka Patrick) went to the Ajisan Ramen noodle restaurant. After that, we all gathered in James and my room to socialize and play Chinese Chess. We did that for a few hours and then we all decided to go eat dinner at around 6 o'clock. We were wandering around downtown Jiang Yin and stumbled upon a quiet and serene "restaurant town." This place was filled with tempting food to eat. We found a good looking western style place to eat. Little did we know, the service there was slightly slow and unimpressive but still an acceptable way to end our day. Tomorrow we are going to a T.V. station to learn about how they function. We will also go to the Pearl factory so we can buy gifts for our delightful families.

-Patrick (and some help from James).