Rouladen!!
Anne and Joy took us to the local German restaurant and I could not have been more excited. For those of you who did not grow up with a German grandmother and don't know what the wonderful thing that is rouladen is...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rouladen.
It was delicious. Get a little cabbage on your fork, some potatoes, and a little beef and pickle...delightful.
In other news I finally got to do my first service school today. My stuff finally got cleared by customs this past weekend while we were in Beijing. So, I thought my trip to Qingdao was going to be postponed indefinitely, but tonight we were discussing the possibility of me going there the last couple of days of the trip. Sonya, I will keep you posted. The minute I find out a flight has been booked for sure, I will give you a call. I also want you to know that I've been pushing hard for us to stay at the Shangri-La!
Today I got to see what a Chinese supermaket is like. You know how the supermarket gets really busy and frantic right before it's supposed to snow because people are stocking up on milk and eggs? Take that, multiply the number of people by 10, inflate the intensity, and add a language that you don't speak into the mix, and you have my experience today. That was probably the most overwhelmed I've been so far on the trip. But I'd go back tomorrow in a heartbeat given the chance :)
I also got told today rumor has it my "husband" (I don't think they have a name for fiance) is very handsom. I quite agree. Two of our Chinese workers were in Lafayette a couple of months back and Craig and I took them down to Nine Irish for dinner, so he met them there. The guy that was here evidently thought Craig to be very handsom, because he told other workers here that I have a handsom "husband." That was fun for me today.
I hope you're all doing well! Just four more days of Courtneyless USA. Enjoy them while they last!
3 comments:
That looks yummy. Your daddy will be drooling when he reads this one!
Oh, for the good ole days.
Love ya
Mother
I'd keep your eye on that guy, talking about Craig like that... suspicious is all I'm sayin'.
FABULOUS! Still have my digits?! You'd better call me! =) I hope you make it here and let me know if you need help with reservations! Oh, and you can tell them that fiance is, "wei hun fu" (way hwin foo)! But they often call your boyfriend your husband, "lao gong" (low - like ow in cow - gawng)! =) See you soon!
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