2004-09-20 - 9:29 a.m.
China is an interesting place. So yesterday was the Introduction to freshmen and their families. What does this mean to us? It means we got to stand around the administration building for 2 hours, with surging throngs of chinese nationals who spoke very little to no english, while being eyed like we were prize exhibits in a zoo.
I didn't really mind it much. I got to stand around, and have people ask me in chinese (which I don't pretend to even understand) to come and take a picture with their little ... johnny? Ok, so I feel like a santa claus in a shopping mall on Dec 23 with all those wonderful children sitting on my lap getting their pictures... just smile and nod.
The kids were a terrific hit. (we knew they would be) They had crowdes 3 or 4 deep around them the whole time. I really hope all this attention doesn't spoil my already wonderful children... I even got to play "monster" with a 4 year old chinese girl. She came in with her father and older brother (freshman). I had the kids play with her after the initial shock of foreigners wore off. then I snuck up on her and...
"RRRROOOOAAAARRRR!!!!" Lots of giggles, and she hid behind her father lauging. So I stomped after her a little, hearing the shrieks of glee. The kids loved it, her father was laughing, and so were the students stuck in the registration lines... so I guess mission accomplished.
Will
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