After coming back from Hainan it was a relief to get back into the swing of things.
It was nice to be back in class and going about the normal routine. I personally didn’t want to go downtown this weekend and stay the night. I wanted to catch up on school work and work that needed doing back at MMA. I did however go into the city for lunch with my roommate from last year, Claire. Her aunt and uncle wanted to take all the American international student out for a traditional Chinese lunch. We took the subway in and met Claire a few blocks from the restaurant. It was actually pretty nice because it was an area of Shanghai we hadn’t been to before. The restaurant was really beautiful, there was Chinese decorations everywhere. We realized it was a seafood joint once we walked in because our lunch was still swimming around in tanks. We had a private room in the back with a large table with a big centerpiece and fancy table cloth. Claire’s relatives spoke a little English, enough that we could kindly introduce ourselves and learn their names.
A few other Chinese students who came to MMA last year joined us as well, it was nice to see them one last time before leaving China. Lunch was very good, the seafood tasted awesome, although honestly I was a little skeptical of some of the dishes, but overall delicious. My favorite dish was the Indian bread, which is oddly served at most upper scale Chinese restaurants. They have an Indian chef right there making it out in the lobby. Afterward we thanked Claire’s aunt and uncle and they left while we stayed and talked for a little while. It really is nice to see the bonds we made with our Chinese roommates from last year evolve and continue even though we are so far away from each other in reality. Afterward some of us stayed in the city and some of us went back to campus and just hung around. It was a nice quite easy weekend after the hype of Hainan!
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