When Lilly, our ayi arrives, I head out to Metro for my weekly grocery shopping trip. I meant to start out early today, but couldn\u2019t get myself in gear. When I get back to the apartment, I unload the groceries hurriedly, and head back out to the train. I\u2019m supposed to meet Graham for lunch.<\/p>\n
Graham\u2019s wife Deb is a teacher at BISS. They\u2019re from Australia and she\u2019s finishing her 2nd<\/sup> year at BISS. She has accepted a job at a school in Phnom Phen, Cambodia. The two of them adopted us and showed us the \u201cropes\u201d of the local cuisine and neighborhood. They helped us discover some interesting foods that were really cheap. Graham works at the British International School as a teacher\u2019s assistant, four days a week. He has Wednesdays off, and we\u2019ve been promising to get together for lunch all year. For whatever reason, it hasn\u2019t happened, but it\u2019s happening today.<\/p>\n We take the train to Sanlitun, and settle on the Blue Frog. They serve great burgers, and I get one with Sichuan peppers to spice it up. It kinda like a Chinese version of a jalapeno burger. We have a great time sitting and talking about traveling in China. Deb and Graham have traveled all over Asia, and I\u2019m trying to get as many good ideas as possible before they\u2019re gone. He has some great \u201clearning\u201d experiences to talk about<\/p>\n After a really long lunch, we walk back to the train. I get off at the station near the Marriott and walk over for a swim session. I\u2019m hoping to burn off a few of the calories I enjoyed back at the Blue Frog. Back home later, I start getting materials ready for my class tomorrow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" When Lilly, our ayi arrives, I head out to Metro for my weekly grocery shopping trip. I meant to start out early today, but couldn\u2019t get myself in gear. When I get back to the apartment, I unload the groceries … Continue reading