Our Big Christmas Meal!!! Two families, Uncle Herschel to all!
December 26, 2016
We let our kids skip Chinese school this day (though they still had to do homework, ugh).
Our house helper, (whom our kids call 'Aunt' in Chinese, and I call her 'little sis', we are a bit like family!) invited us to her village. We really wanted to give Herschel this experience, we love going to her house.
He counted this as one of his favorite things that we did. The folks here are super kind, generous in hospitality, and very fun! Not to mention this is a beautiful place.
Herschel took a panorama of her house/courtyard.
Open air living area:
Kitchen. Sophia always gets in the kitchen to help.
Our helper's husband brought back this 'fighting' chicken.
One of her relatives is a chef at a nice restaurant, he came to help cook for us.
This lady made herself a pair of shoes while we were sitting there.
Another lady was weaving on a really old but intricate pedal-powered loom.
While lots of modern conveniences have come to village life in just the past ten years, it still feels like stepping back in time out here.
Dog under the table. He knows a good spot. Sophia serves up the rice.
Our helper's husband is on the far right. He sometimes works across the border in Myanmar driving heavy machinery. I asked him about the war there, which is literally an hour from our doorstep. And he did say it was scary with skirmishes daily. We hear horrible reports often.
The food was delicious, the day was delightful, but we did have to get home to let our girls finish their Chinese homework. Our afternoon in the village was incredible. Once again we were so excited to show Herschel these places we love and frequent.
