The fog cleared in time for Saturday's Halloween Ball
On Thursday and Friday Langfang was thick with fog from morning until night. You couldn’t see very far in any direction. Brad’s bus took twice as long to get to the Western Campus. Flights were canceled out of Beijing. And old people and children were warned not to leave their homes. This last thing had us puzzled. Until we were informed that this unusually thick fog was not part of nature, but the result of strong winds blowing thick pollution from Beijing through our city.
On Sunday, Shannon, Peter, Brad, and I went out for dinner. Peter is studying the Chinese language in Beijing, so we value his abilities in both speaking and reading the language. We did not think it unusual when he stopped to read the signs on the outside of the restaurant we chose. We’d eaten there twice before, so we ordered our favorites and ate our meal. Toward the end of our meal, Peter remarked about one of the dishes, wondering what was in it. He said that he was wondering, because the sign on the door of the restaurant read (in Chinese): “This restaurant serves dog meat.”
And on that note…have a great week!
Love,
Brad & Jess
