Days 284-290 - A typical week in Jinan

This week was a very standard working week, with nothing much to write about. Adam did manage to prove that Liv was not imaginary to his Wednesday drinking friends when Liv went along with him and the other teachers here to the weekly Wei Weis get-together on Wednesday night. Check out another crazy Wei Wei's moment here.

On Saturday after Liv's lesson, Liv and Carol went into town for lunch and a wander around Jinan. Carol used to live in the historic part of Jinan so was a great 'guide' around all the tight alleyways, which Liv's sure she would have gotten lost in had she been by herself. Carol also showed Liv the free outdoor swimming pool in the middle of the old town - which is just a natural spring where mainly older people come to swim!

While Liv was learning, eating, and walking Adam was off to mountain kung fu. Although Matt had to wait for 9 buses to pass before getting on one last week, luckily this week the boys got on the first one. While waiting on the mountain for the others to arrive, an unfamiliar laowai turned up and we figured that to be on this mountain at this time he had to be a new member of our crew. Soon enough the 5 of us were training on the mountain, occasionally interrupted by Chinese families out for a walk, who couldn't help but stop and stare at what must be quite a sight! After a hard day's training session we went for lunch before dragging our weary bodies home.

On Sunday we went with Matt into town for lunch at the famous Food Street (that we now know the Chinese name of: Fu Rong Jie), before venturing to the huge electronic market for a new camera case and some running headphones for Adam.

On Sunday night the boys got together for a bbq outside, which turned into a small party inside, and resulted in a very very unhappy Adam come 8am Monday morning.

Adlibing it our everyday way.