Yesterday, I (Page) went on an optional Saturday field trip with Levi's preschool. We went on a chartered bus to an organic farm way out in the country. The first activity of the day was building an unusual fire. We piled some special rocks into the shape of an igloo and lit a fire inside it. After the rocks were hot enough, we placed a whole chicken wrapped in a foil bag and several sweet potatoes inside the fire, then covered the entire fire with dirt until a small mountain was formed. Then we were told we had to wait 4-5 hours.
In the meantime, we had a delicious snack of seaweed wrapped like a taco filled with shredded cabbage, cucumbers, bean sprouts, carrots and salad dressing. Next, we had some free time. The kids mostly jumped on the trampolines. We had a Chinese barbeque for lunch and then had a tour of the vegetable-growing greenhouse areas. This was followed by river raft rides. Next we made scarecrows and painted our own corn-husk Chinese farmers' hat. Finally, we came back to where we started and ate our delicious chicken and sweet potatoes followed by Chinese dessert of this gelatin-rice gooey stuff dipped in crushed peanuts.
The day was a full immersion into Chinese langauge and culture. The other parents were very nice and helpful, and some knew some English. Levi and I were the only foreigners on the entire farm. One of Levi's friends really liked me a lot for some reason. He tried to talk with me all day. I couldn't understand a lot of what he said, but I could understand, "I am talking with Levi's mom...I am talking with Levi's mom..." It was lots of fun.
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What a neat trip!! It sounded like so much fun, and I can't help but thank God for these wonderful experiences on the other side of the world. The things you are eating are remarkable!!
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