The China Chronicles

8/18/2004

Morningin lequing. we're still exhausted and elated from the day before. (Hmm, we're in the back now and lots of passengers are looking over our shoulders. crazy americans.) The drive to the airport showed us more of a town cleaning up. many people were in the streets clearing away or rebuilding the town and it warmed us to see the community in action. We drove to Leqing proper and regrouped in krista's old apartment. it's the standard chinese model, two rooms plus bathrooms in a 1950's building. shared outdoor kitchen and stuff everywhere. But the families were neat, and welcoming. little boy came over with his family to practice english with us and was interminatble cute. it ends up that krista is an artist of some talkent, but has been supressing it. she showed us some of her paintings and drawings and i ended up taking photos of everyone she could show. there's more to her than meets the eye. we hope to see if we can find a gallery for her in us, maybe that would help her with a us visa to visit, and encourage her on her talent.