Christmas has come early.
In the last two days I have been bombarded with invitations
and offers. My daily life in China is set to undergo a drastic change.
The first offer came from playing badminton after class one
night. Some boys were doing some step-up like things on the stage. Back in the
day, I won a seventh grade break dance competition in which I inherited the
name Shigady Sean from the MC, I figured I’d go check it out. I watched for
about three minutes before someone ran over and insisted that I join the club.
Tonight will be my first lesson, we’ll see if I break (it) down.
Last night we wined and dined with the headmaster of an
elementary school who wants to hire us as teachers. Dos Equis might have hired
the wrong guy. In addition to being a headmaster, the man also owns the
five-star restaurant we ate at, a tennis club, and is a champion Chinese boxer.
The restaurant we ate at was superb, better than the salmon served at my
sister’s wedding. I lost track of how many courses were served but I remember
we had goose prepared 8 different ways. My favorite was battered and fried and
put in a soup. The most unique was goose liver served with diced cucumber and
snow peas. When I thought I could eat no more, a plate of Salisbury steak was
put in front of me along with silverware. It took Kassy and me a while to
remember how to eat with a knife and fork. These gourmet dinners may become
somewhat of a frequent thing once we begin teaching.
To cap the night off, I was asked via a text message if I
would consider working as paid model for a new store. I’ve been practicing my
“blue steel” look ever since.
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