Thanksgiving dinner

I spent the next four days walking around the city. I probably walked 35 miles altogether. The day after registration, I went to school to use the internet in the computer labs and look at the bulletin boards at school for postings for rooms for rent. As I was walking out of the building, I happened to see 陳老師 Chen Laoshi (Laoshi = teacher), the professor I wrote about before. We talked for a while, and she took me up to her office and gave me her contact info. She asked me if I'd like to go out to dinner, because that day was Thanksgiving, which is of course not as big over here as it is in the States. I said I'd love to and we decided on a time to meet.



When we met, she had her daughter with her (who by the way is the cutest little girl ever, and full of energy). We decided on eating hot pot (火鍋 huoguo). I'd never had it before but have heard nothing but good things about it. At the restaurant, the tables had kettles of water with adjustable burners. You order what kind of meat you want and also rice/noodels/etc. Then they bring out dishes of vegetables and your meat. I got beef and lamb. You add the veggies and the meat to the pot of boiling water, stir it up, and take food out as wanted. This is one of the most delicious meals I've ever had. Some say that the soup/broth at the end is the best part, but I was waaaay too full to have any. Although non-traditional, it was a great Thanksgiving dinner.