This morning, the mother brought out some crabs for breakfast and said they cost 100 Yuan each ($13). I notice the scar on my thumb from the last time I ate one, but tried anyway. A few minutes later she asks me to read to her daughter this afternoon. It seems like this is an indirect way of saying you eat for teaching here.
Today it was sort of a long trip out to a park where thousands of Beijingers go every autumn to see the colors on the trees. However, this isn’t anything too special too me. In Michigan, you just look out the window and see it all day long. It seemed like there were just a few trees with colored leaves though. It seemed like most of the trees are still green or others have no leaves. Also there is the Temple of Azure Clouds which was pretty neat. There were long lines and a lot of pushing and shoving to get on the bus back home. But that’s expected in China.