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Today Madeleine and I went with Sharon to the fresh market. I wanted to show Sharon the cuts of meat that I buy. I can get pork loin for a little over a dollar per pound and beautiful chicken breast for less than a dollar a pound. Can't beat it! Sharon has been in China for a long time but she usually doesn't buy meat from the fresh markets.

I'm really thankful that we spent almost 2 years in a small town in China, Ningxiang. It forced me to use the fresh markets and learn about meats. Here in Wuhan I could go to the big grocery store and buy all my meats on a nice clean tray and wrapped in plastic wrap. I'm sure I'll do that now that I have the opportunity but I still like using the fresh markets the best. I think it's the site of huge hunks of meat hanging on hooks that is overwhelming to us foreigners.

I had Vivian in Ningxiang to teach me the different cuts of pork and how to ask for pork chops. Without her I don't know what meat we would have eaten!

Sharon and I bought lots of vegetables and we both bought meat. I also got toilet paper, milk, and shampoo.

This afternoon is when Mandy is coming over. Tonight I'll fix pork and peppers (hot) because I know Mandy missed the hot Hunan style food. In Ningxiang you could barely find bell peppers and here you have to seek out the hot peppers but bell peppers abound. It's nice to have both.

At lunch time we (Madeleine and I) may go with the office out to a Brazilian style restaurant. One of the team members is leaving so it's his good-bye dinner.

Tonight Phil has an English Corner to attend. He'll start teaching converstational English at the Seminary next Monday. He'll be teaching from 7-9pm on Mon, Wed, and Friday nights. It'll be a class of 25 adults. Should be nice for him but we'll really miss him.

Cloudy, overcast day in Wuhan but my spirits are up.

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