Bottles and Ball Games

Friday June 18, 2010

Today after class, Rachel and I went to watch our male teachers, Jeremy, and Justin play basketball. They joined up with some Chinese guys who were playing, and it was very entertaining. It was also one of the first sunny days in a while, so I really enjoyed it. There were some Chinese ladies going around collecting plastic bottles. I asked if they could sell them, and Song Laoshi said yes. He said however that it is more of a game for them. If you were to offer them money or a bottle, they would likely take the bottle. They were stalking us slightly to finish our bottles. We decided that one lady was the best, so we made sure to give our bottles to her.

At night we went out to watch the USA game. At first it was weird, but then we made friends with a Chinese girl named Jun Jun. She was a lot of fun, and introduced us to all of her friends. We met even more people, who wanted to meet the American girls, and it was very funny. Jun Jun kept reassuring us that they were good people and to not be afraid. James ended up finding us and hanging out with us as well. Alyssa stopped by for a little bit but then left. USA caught up in the game, and then made a winning goal. However, the goal didn’t count, so we were all sad. After the game we went home.