We had a get-together for exchange scholars on May 18th in Harbin.

On May 18th several of the faculty from the School of Western Studies who have been to the University of Illinois in Springfield came together for lunch.

 

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  Friday afternoon in Helongjiang Friday the 18th of May in Harbin The 18th of May was a good day in Harbin
  Zhou Ping is in the kitchen, Jessica and Shen Min stand with Evan Branson around the table. Zhou Ping seems to enjoy cooking. Zhao Chuan-Min was the host.
  Friday afternoon in Helongjiang Friday the 18th of May in Harbin The 18th of May was a good day in Harbin
  Preparing the pizza crust. Shen-Min was having fun. Zhou-Ping chats with Chuan-Min‘s husband.
  Friday afternoon in Helongjiang Friday the 18th of May in Harbin The 18th of May was a good day in Harbin
  Zhi Hong pours some tea. Mushrooms. Yum. One of two dishes of leafy greens.
  Friday afternoon in Helongjiang Friday the 18th of May in Harbin The 18th of May was a good day in Harbin
  This was an interesting dish. The fish. Another dish of leafy greens. Very tasty.
  Friday afternoon in Helongjiang Friday the 18th of May in Harbin The 18th of May was a good day in Harbin
  The table with some dishes on it. A close-up of some vegetarian foods. Olive Oil, Harbin Beer, and Great Lakes orange juice.
  Friday afternoon in Helongjiang Friday afternoon in Helongjiang Friday afternoon in Helongjiang
  Some Japanese-style food. Xiuli, Eric, and Shen-Min. (Evan in the background over Xiuli’s shoulder). Zhou Ping, Xiuli, Eric, and Shen-Min.
  Friday afternoon in Helongjiang Friday afternoon in Helongjiang Friday afternoon in Helongjiang
  Chuan-Min’s apartment was a great spot for entertaining. We had fun preparing various foods. One of the pizzas we made. A delicious treat.
  Friday afternoon in Helongjiang Friday afternoon in Helongjiang Friday afternoon in Helongjiang
  Zhi Hong pouring more tea. A mangosteen. I can’t remember ever eating this sort of mangosteen before this visit to Harbin. After the meal, Xiuli revealed to me the amazing shopping areas just to the east of campus. Here she goes under an obstacle on the stairs up from the underground mall.
  Friday afternoon in Helongjiang Friday afternoon in Helongjiang Friday afternoon in Helongjiang
  One of many shoe stores. Looking down a hall in one of the shopping centers. I liked a couple of the shirts on display at this shop.
  Friday afternoon in Helongjiang Friday afternoon in Helongjiang Friday afternoon in Helongjiang
  The halls of commerce just stretched on and on. There were many halls like this one full of small stalls or bays where customers could buy clothing, shoes, or many other things. I remember my sons enjoying this Plants versus Zombies game a while ago.
  Friday afternoon in Helongjiang Friday afternoon in Helongjiang Friday afternoon in Helongjiang
  I tried to have some conversations with the shopkeepers and sales staff. Here is my Chinese teacher in my apartment. Her name is Amanda (Wang Chaoying) I purchased a pair of shoes, and the shoe box encouraged me to keep up an optimistic spirit.
 

 

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