A Day out with Lila

So things have gotten a bit better I guess. We all know what to expect now. Classes yesterday were much better. Then we went out for dinner and found a little Baozi (steamed bun/dumpling) place. The cash register lady got really mad at us for taking forever to order and it made me nervous. But then there was a really nice lady who showed us how to eat everything and stuff, she was great.

Today we had our first day off, yay! Lila, one of the english teachers at our school, and her friend Cecilia, also an english teacher, took us out around Mianyang. They helped Martha buy a phone, and we walked along the river.

From left: Cecilia, Martha, Ricky, Margaux, Al, and I

From left: Cecilia, Me, and Lila

At the Park again
From left: Martha, Margaux, Me, Ricky, Cecilia, and Al

Then we had a delicious lunch of giant baozi, jiaozi (dumplings), spicy noodles with beef, spicy wood ear mushrooms, and spicy bok choy. Everything here is spicy and it's deliciousssssss.

The cooks at work

Then we went to Fule Mountain (which means Wealth and Happiness Mountain. Typical). It was really pretty and had some different architecture than from other parts of China.

The stairs leading up to the mountain

At the entrance to a temple

Josh and I at the Temple

The Mianyang Group at the top of Fule Mountain

Then we came back to the apt to rest. Then we went out for dinner to a Hot Pot restaurant with two of the teachers. The director of the school or the english department (not sure which?) was supposed to come but was busy playing mahjong so she didn't show up. To which I say, you don't want to come to dinner? I won't work on Sundays. So there.

Start teaching again tomorrow! yippee! not...

unfortunately nothing very patriotic happened today, except maybe singing "Star Spangled Banner" on our hike up Fule Mt....

Miss you guys!