I have been invited to a Chinese wedding! Tony, one of the assistants at Aston, has invited Joe and me to his sister’s big day, which is on 9 November - I feel so honoured! Of course, my first thought was ‘where can I buy a hat?’ but, apparently, weddings here are not as formal as the English equivalents. In fact, I have been told that they are very different to traditional British Christian weddings, so it should be a fantastic experience. According to Paul, who went to a wedding here about 9 months ago, a Chinese bride gets changed into numerous different dresses throughout the day. This may explain why there are so many wedding dress shops in Wuhu.
Joe told me about this invitation mid-way through my teaching on Sunday, which lifted my already good mood. Indeed, I had a really good weekend of teaching and enjoyed every lesson (when the kids respond well to my lesson plans my spirits are always lifted). For example, it was particularly entertaining hearing the results of my ‘Supergoal 2’ students, who I asked to come up with their own cockney rhyming slang (!).
I have had my morning Chinese class and, because the weather is glorious today, I am keen to go out for a run. It’s a cool but sunny day with blue skies – perfect for a run, methinks. According to one of the two English teachers who turned up for their lesson on Saturday, the weather here is abnormally mild for the time of year – we shouldn’t still be walking around without jumpers on! Abnormal or not, I’m just pleased it’s not the British-style autumnal rains and grim, darkening evenings. To make the most of this, after Joe gets out of his lesson I am going to take him to Zhe Shan park to show him my 40minute run. The spinning is more fun when we go together, so I’m sure the run will be good, too (if he can keep up – haha ha!).
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