The students listened attentively and asked questions. After several days of this, I was assigned to visit English classes and converse with students, so they could sharpen their English listening and speaking skills. This is not what I came to China to do, but it was easy, and it required no preparation. On the lighter side, the food and drink were excellent. The Chinese are much more like Europeans than like Americans.
Meals are always an event.
Anywhere from five to twelve entrees are served at each meal. We were in the south, where the Cantonese cooking style predominates. Eyes are a delicacy, whether those of a chicken, duck or fish. Heads are also choice items. Some entrees that I declined were brazed bullfrogs with caterpillar fungus, boiled pig's blood cubes, and dog.