Not too much excitement this week. We both had classes this week and that was what we did (school and preparation) most of the week. The weather was quite cool early in the week, with a slow warm-up to about 60 degrees both Thursday and Friday.
Wednesday a teacher from Canada offered us to join him to go to a Muslim restaurant very close to campus. The restaurant is about the size of 3 dorm rooms (counting the kitchen). It had 8 tables we believe. After the shouts of "Death to America" and "Long Live the Ayatollah," things settled down and we could eat. (Just kidding of course.) They were all very nice. Our meals were a mixture of noodles, potatoes, a little beef and lots of spices. We also had a bottle of Fanta orange. The meal was $1.25 and the soda was 10 cents. Watching them make the noodles on the spot was also entertaining. It was another experience.
The next night we owed a guy from Illinois a meal, so we said, "Where ever you want to go." We ended up at the same place. After chants of "Death to..." just kidding again. We tried the same meal, this time with rice instead of noodles. Not as spicy, so Don liked it better. Bobbi & the guy split a bitter melon dish that tasted like squash.
Saturday was a cool, wet day. The usual group (foreign teachers) trip to the "Western" supermarket (Metro) was in the morning. We then walked to a local outdoor market to get some flowers for our place, the lady next door's birthday and for a party Bobbi was going to that night.
That night Bobbi went to her girls' nite out party. Guests were from USA (Bobbi), France, England and China. It was fun with the British host telling us this was the first time she's ever hosted a party. I didn't realize it was for supper so we'd already had spaghetti here. I nibbled a bit & we watched, "When Harry Met Sally." It was funny but I'm not sure how much the 2 Chinese ladies understood. They laughed a few times so they definitely understood some. It was a dark but very short walk home. Don watched the Super Bowl game from this past year. The Packers won, again !!!
In a little while we'll head out to the Shangri-La to see what they have for brunch or lunch. We hope you're enjoying the weekend and we'll get in touch in a week or when something exciting happens - whichever comes first.
The first attachment is of our 2nd meal @ the Muslim-Chinese restaurant. The 2nd two are of the "noodle guy" making noodles.
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