Mike's travels

During Spring Festival aka Chinese New Year, we have a little more free time. Mike was recently invited to a friend's home town to visit for a few days. Seeing our friends' homes and meeting their family is a really great way to help us gain a better understanding of the culture, so Mike accepted an invitation to go to Kevin Smith's house. (It's common for Chinese students to give themselves an English name but this guy is extra ambitious because he also gave himself a last name. Hilarious. Plus one of my good friends just started dating a Kevin Smith. The whole thing always makes me giggle.)

A pagoda

Dang it feels good to be a gangster... or a pirate... I can't really tell which look he is going for. I think the pigeon is going for gangster.

Mike was also "blessed" with the opportunity to try new and "unique" cuisine while on his trip. Pictured above is whole squid on a stick. His dining adventures also included dog, nasty hot dog, chicken stomach, raw meatball, fat, various roots, and duck neck. Needless to say he spent most of Thursday night and Friday morning harfing. Yikes!