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April 13th, 2006At the first of each month the students typically receive a short holiday. No school Friday afternoon at noon until Sunday evening around 7pm. This is the longest time they are without classes each month. Students who live in the school take the opportunity to visit their parents to do laundry, receive allowance for the next month and just get some down time at home. Students who live in the community and go home every night when classes end at 10pm take this time to relax and socialize.
On Saturday the 1st I was invited by some grade three students to go to hot pot with them. It is still odd to be eating and drinking beer with eighteen year olds. Thankfully none of these guys smoked and I didn’t have to admonish them for that. We finished up at dinner and decided to walk around the corner to Allen Story a large chain of bars with locations throughout China. We were joined by Daisy a student from grade two who speaks English very well. We watched the singers and enjoyed another round before calling it a night. As we dispersed in several directions Daisy invited Edward and I to her home for lunch the next day. She invited me to her home last year for lunch, her parents a very nice and her mother is a fantastic cook. We both happily accepted the invitation.