Another day and the attempt to obtain 'normalcy'. We are taking small steps each day, a chance to rest and then some adventure. Our piece of adventure today was dinner at KFC (okay, that was the easy part) and then a trip to Nanhu park in downtown Nanning to walk off the pop and fries from KFC. The park is espcecially beautiful at this particular time because of the Mid-Autum festival and National Holiday that recently occurred. The lake in the middle of the park is currently full of large decorations, called 'lanterns' by the Chinese but are more like giant displays filled with lights at night.
As you can see, the lights are beautiful and the displays are quite large. They line the walkway around the lake so we spent an hour just walking around the lake and enjoying the different displays. There were many other people there and the atmosphere was really enjoyable, plus the weather was a cool low 70s. We really enjoyed just walking the lake and people watching; little toddlers running around with shoes that squeaked, young couples flirting and holding hands and older men and women walking for exercise and clapping their hands as they walked. We sang songs and enjoyed the atmosphere of being in a park in China and trying to soak in the culture and the positive and relaxing atmosphere that permeated the park.
We even found a vendor selling cotton candy, quite the treat and so we bought some and ate it as we walked. We are trying to do something fun and adventurous each day and today was a success. We are enjoying all the free time we have together just to be together and hang out. We are also enjoying getting back into the schedule of teaching and getting to know the students more. Hope you had a great day, too! Talk to you soon.
Sincerely,
Ryan and Kealy Thorson
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