China Chat

Jiajia gets in big trouble for wearing ear buds and ear plugs at the same time, Chris extols the virtues of laundry bags and kale enters the discussion.

News Flash: Charlie finally started using the cat abode we bought for him years ago. Jiajia tells a fish story and how Chris has made him change his way of thinking.

Chris and Jiajia talk about the hand thrown, kiln baked pizza and coffee at the Donglu Camping Site 冬庐驿站 as well as checking out the Lishui Dragon Boat Races and dancing robots!

Chris loves her new mosquito netting, Jiajia has a centipede phobia, and cockroaches are our friends as long as they’re outside.

We wrap up saying goodbye to Auntie and her wonderful family. Jiajia misses our group meals, and Charlie is yelling at us as usual. 

Charlie pitches a fit and is chastised and then ignored, it’s Day Two of the memorial ritual and Jiajia has many deep thoughts.

Wearing white is the thing to do for close family members during the mourning period. Here’s what the family wears and what it means.

JiaJia’s Auntie passed away and Chris and Jiajia were involved in the ceremonies. We’ll compare the difference between western and Chinese funeral rituals and how they changed over the years.

Jiajia’s mum drops off some homecooking , we promise to return her plates and basket (maybe) and we talk about mashed potatoes and long beans. 

We’ll talk about man’s history with fire, how plasma and fire are different and the classic TV show “Boston Legal”. Can you say “Denny Crane”?