Good day today. We both woke up around 3 am. David has been sleeping over 12 hours for the last three nights because of a brutal cold but at 7:30 was spiffily dressed in his suit. All went very well and he is very happy. I am observing this week and start in one week. New teachers are assigned to freshman ESL.
A helpful and fun colleague gave us a tour of the cafeteria (all signs are in Chinese of course.) She has been here quite a while and speaks Mandarin. A necessary siesta, then a visit with our Ottawa friends and mentors here Carol and Roy Kirby. We then joined the Chinese tradition of walking laps of the track then went out in search of food. Within 500 metres there are about 25 eating places on our side of the street ... but again we can't red the signs ... so came back and had street food. So tasty. Skewers of chicken, pork wrapped fungus (honestly) bread and tofu BBQ'ed over charcoal with sauce and spices brushed on. Enough food for dinner for two for about $1.50. It is cheaper to eat out than cook.
There is a huge university down the road about 750 metres (we are a small college of this big institution) so lots of activity at the university gates. Tonight someone had set up a projection TV and a crowd was watching a Jackie Chan movie.
Everyone except the first year students are here. The place is buzzing with activity and we both love the youthful energy.
This is a strange but wonderful experience.
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