Arriving back in China for my second year I had a lot more culture shock than last year! The traffic is still bad, and it annoys me a lot more than last year! People still act very uncivilized (like when a busy bus/subway door opens, people inside and outside just push as hard as they can to get in/out....instead of the people outside letting the inside people out...) the pollution is still here, and crazy drivers still narrowly pass me while biking down the road. Last year it was all new and exciting, this year I am very excited to be here, but it is not new. Anyways, more culture shock the second time around! It's all good now though! I have had many lol moments while exploring the city by bike (I bought a new mountain bike! Definitely needed with the construction/mud/terrible roads). Such as seeing children doing their business on the road, on the sidewalk, on the indoor tiled floor....holy cow! We also had a water guy come to replace the water filters to our drinking water, and we were the first foreigners he had ever seen! He was ecstatic! He laughed almost the entire time, he was the most animated Chinese man I've ever met, he blew kisses, and saluted me when he left! Hilarious!
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| Typical sight on a Chinese street: A man carrying a TON of Styrofoam by bike! |
I'm teaching the same kids as last year. Still cute. They are learning fast and impress me often. One of my students names is Lion King. Epic name. He likes to dance Gangnam style randomly, as many times I've found myself turning around only to see him doing the dance! I'm excited for this school year.
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| Golden, one of my smarter students! (With a complimentary Daisy photobomb). |
We have added another B-ble study this year as well. We now have Monday CSI classes (Chr-st-an Studies Institue-basically a more advanced study) and Women's study, Tuesday song study (in which we sing a lot of songs and study one in depth, Wednesday topic study (we are studying the book of Hebrews) and Thursday men's study. We don't go to all of these, since we are here not only to lead studies, but to meet new people and invite them! So I lead the Hebrews Wednesday study, and I go to the Thursday men's study. Monday and Tuesday I go to meet new friends at a coffee shop where people go to learn English, and Friday is usually a time to hang out and build upon current relationships. Saturday I try to ride my bike somewhere green and pollution-less, Sunday we have morning Chinese worsh-p service and afternoon English service. During my free time I ride my bike, and hang around the house.
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| One of my roommates, Andy, and our Chinese friend Jason at our apartment ch-rch. |
In 5 days we are heading to Japan for a little over a week! It is China's National Day (Independence day of China). We will visit Tokyo, Mt. Fuji, and Kyoto. I'll write a post after the trip!
That's about all. As always, Gd's blssings now and always!
David
P.S. Below are some pictures from some bike rides I've been on around Wuhan.
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