IT'S A TYPHOON!

Well it's a lot of rain and some wind to go with it, but it's not going to kill anyone.

I'm really wishing I'd made some room in my bags for a rain-jacket, though before I left I already emptied my bags of most of my books and other non-essential paraphernalia, so I'm not sure where I would've packed said jacket.

Last night we had a nice little celebration for the Mid-Autumn Festival (中秋节日). Julie's apartment is still being renovated so we couldn't eat there, but we did go to the restaurant where she and her husband took me on my first night in Wenzhou - the place with Northeast-style food (don't try to order clam chowder, it's a different Northeast). Ben came and so did Jada, and Mr. Mu's mother came as well.
The food was really great, and we had lots of it. We ate sweet and sour pork, caramelized sweet-potato, vegetables, noodles, beef, and a couple other dishes I can't name. And afterwards we had moon cake (月饼). Ben said that he had been feeling lonely when he got the call from Mr. Mu, so the dinner was just what he needed - and after my trip to the islands got cancelled, an outing with friends was just what I needed too.

Tomorrow night I have my first class at the Foreign Language College and it's three periods instead of the standard two, so I need to try to make it a bit longer than my previous classes - I'm thinking of using some music during the breaks and maybe having them make name cards too.

Thanx for the comments people have been posting, hopefully I get my Internet working soon and I get to post some pictures to compliment the stories.