DAY 2 AKA BEST DAY EVER

23:06BST 7/10/08KUNMING

so on the plane, zhao nushi really opened up. she didnt speak any english, but with the help of some magazines and her saintly patience, we had an interesting conversation about a lot of stuff. i feel like im picking up vocabulary right and left here, i love it! on the plane, we got the choice between american or chinese breakfast. zhao nushi answered for me so i never found out what i was missing. instead, i got an interesting serving of eggs with green peas, one cherry tomato, two small hashbrown rounds, a small croissant, peaches, ... oh and a hot dog - so pretty much my normal breakfast.

in kunming, our plane arrived early so wang laoshi was not there to meet me. zhao nushi was sooo nice that, even though her xiaohai and husband were there and very happy to see her, she stayed with me until my escort arrived. people here are so nice.

wang laoshi is amazing. shes very very pretty and totally hip. though she speaks really fast, i somehow was able to understand most of what she said. she must have a lot of practice talking to beginners. anyways, we drive through the city that is worlds cleaner than beijing to a beautiful side street with these amazing trees providing nearly full cover. we went passed an old woman selling chickens from a basket into an ally that somehow became a rickety restaurant. we continue upstairs to a small room filled by a big round table and 9 people. they all spoke either chinese or kunminghua (the local dialect), no english. it was an older crowd, and they were so full of life and a passion for fun, it was just amazing. i realizedd that my hand was nervously tapping just because i how lucky i am to be here.

after gigantolunch, we went to wang's ...

i cant finish this, im falling asleep.