{"id":333,"date":"2010-09-03T11:40:25","date_gmt":"2010-09-03T03:40:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/laowaiteacher.wordpress.com\/?p=333"},"modified":"2010-09-03T11:40:25","modified_gmt":"2010-09-03T03:40:25","slug":"welcoming-with-food","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rglongpre.ca\/pilgrim\/index.php\/2010\/09\/03\/welcoming-with-food\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcoming With Food"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This is our home in Changzhou, in the apartment on the right just above the north entrance into Sunshine Garden with the large living room window to the right of two levels of windows which are our two bedrooms, one for us and one for guests. \u00a0It’s quite a large apartment as is quite comfortable and modern being only about eight to ten years old.<\/p>\n

Now that we have returned to Changzhou, the people we left behind as friends and colleagues have rushed to make us feel welcome. \u00a0The first to make it official that we have returned “home” was Samson, our adopted Chinese son who is the same age as our son back “home” in Canada. \u00a0Samson came bearing gifts for Maureen and then promptly took us out for a great meal.<\/p>\n

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<\/a>This is one of the things we have come to expect here in China. \u00a0The gift of a meal shared is a special honour. \u00a0\u00a0This idea of going out for a meal together as a way to celebrate is one that is shared back home in Canada as well. \u00a0Last night, we again got invited out to another supper, this time by my co-teacher for two years, Sarah. \u00a0I won’t be able to have her as my co-teacher this year as she is not going to be teaching for the full year. \u00a0Today, following our initial staff meeting at the university, we will go out for our first official dinner with various university dignitaries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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