how to say. it was a hyper social weekend. i accompanied my flatmates to the dance place where i twirled Miss Piggy, as well as "Daisy" and "Nancy". my flatmates where my chaperones. they observed i was having a lot of fun; i didn't stop dancing. i'm amazed i was able to do the Chinese Waltz. as the hall was emptying out early, one of my flatmates said, "we heard Daisy say she lives nearby and is inviting you up to her place." "really?", i asked. "do you want me to translate for you?", he asked. i caught up with Daisy on the street. then i noticed my flatmates hurried to cross the street and jump in a cab. haha. they must have heard me say i had not dated in a long time. walking with Daisy, i summoned my Chinese comprehension and speaking skills. she didn't speak a word of English. there were minutes of delay, but my brain eventually processed. this morning i'm smiling too much. not sure if i will date her; there are complications not able to mention. i should probably go out with Nancy, who speaks English, but she is young. i think i have only dated twice after living two years here. that was a lengthy explanation of why i did not practice yoga this morning. but i meditated.

here is a picture of the flowers that bloom this time of the year in Wuyuan, canola or rape seed flowers.
2 comments:
It's great to hear that you're getting out and meeting people! Your flatmates are clever! ;-) I'm impressed with the amount of Chinese youv'e been able to learn. That's a difficult language!
Dear Kai
Yes, thanks, the flatmates where so funny and clever in their behavior. When there is no possibility of communication in English, the brain somehow remembers a lot that it has learned and already forgotten. But sometimes that remembering can take many minutes. And communicating back must seem awkward to the Chinese, because I use simple language and ocassionally incorrect sentence structure.
hugs
Arturo
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