Last weekend, I went back to Qufu for a visit.
Here are some pictures of former students, friends, and favorite restaurants:
Qufu still felt like home after less than five months away. When I first got into town, I was fondly thinking, "Ah, nothing ever changes in Qufu" -- the same dirty streets, e-bikes and regular bikes everywhere, and students streaming through the East Market.
But one thing changed: One of our favorite restaurants, featured here in "Where Tasty Food Trumps Tasteful Decor", has moved. It moved from a grime-covered, germ-infested house of cards to an upstairs space in another building that actually looks like a proper restaurant. (See the last few pictures above.)
When I asked the proprietor if she remembered me, she said yes and then rattled off a list of my favorite dishes. It was good to be back. :)
Here are some pictures of former students, friends, and favorite restaurants:
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| Free talk with a favorite former class |
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| Not the best photo, but it shows my former apartment with the foreign teacher who lives there now having a jiaozi party with students and friends. |
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| This noodle dish is apparently called "ants crawling up a tree" |
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| It was fun to run into students I knew walking around campus. |
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| Feng Wei Qiezi -- one of my favorite Qufu dishes |
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| The "Campus Restaurant" -- movin' on up! |
Qufu still felt like home after less than five months away. When I first got into town, I was fondly thinking, "Ah, nothing ever changes in Qufu" -- the same dirty streets, e-bikes and regular bikes everywhere, and students streaming through the East Market.
But one thing changed: One of our favorite restaurants, featured here in "Where Tasty Food Trumps Tasteful Decor", has moved. It moved from a grime-covered, germ-infested house of cards to an upstairs space in another building that actually looks like a proper restaurant. (See the last few pictures above.)
When I asked the proprietor if she remembered me, she said yes and then rattled off a list of my favorite dishes. It was good to be back. :)
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