We are fortunate to have two other couples sharing this
experience at University Housing with us at South China University of
Technology. Sue and Rick Parker are from Pocatello, ID and Michelle and Larry
Cooke are from Laramie, WY. Both couples
are fun and ready for this adventure. We
have dragged them around the city this weekend to experience all the sights and
sounds of what 15 million people look like in one location. Not one of us can
speak much more that ten words of Mandarin but we are able to navigate the
metro, the bus system and the streets to get where we set out to go. That is not to say it is without incident and
many “charades” to entertain the local Chinese population! We did lose The
Cookes the first day on the metro; Larry’s arm got caught in the subway door as
it slammed shut. Thankfully he was able
to back out and not be dragged down the track.
He did complain later about his fingernails. Larry is a classical guitarist and takes very
good care of his fingers. He chipped a
nail on his first trip on the subway, so we spent the next day trying to find a
salon he trusted to repair the chip so he could continue to play his guitar and
mandolin, both of which he hand carried to China!
We are in for an interesting experience again this year. I have to say it is the people you march
along with that have the impact on your experience.
Rick and Sue Parker, Michelle and Larry Cooke
Shamian Island Concert in the Park
Canton Tower between the Guangzhou Opera House
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