Surogate parents?
I've stayed for the last two days in Lijang. The first night back from Tiger Leaping Gorge I woke up to a drill bit bursting through the wall of my dorminitory room. I immediatly put on some shoes and went downstairs to find out why construction had started on the building at 7am. I was told, very matter of factly, that without warning it's geusts, the hostel would be upgrading the buildings electrical system from 7am-midnight for the rest of the week. I was also informed that the hostel was raising it prices for beds. This was enough to send me packing.
In an earlier random set of events, I ended up with the card to Youth Hostel on edge of Lijang old town Called Mama Naxi's. In the maze of old town, it took a bit to find the right place, but after asking for directions a number of times, I eventually walked down a small alley and into a courtyard. There I met Mama Naxi who without pausing after greeting me offered me food. When I politely said no, she dissapeared and then reapeared with a Bannnana which I realized would be rude not to take.
That day I was told that the dinners at the hostel were fantastic and an unbeatable price, so at 6:30 that night I arrived ready to eat some Naxi food. Mama, as she prefers to be called, is crazy, but in the way I imagine many mothers can be. Also, the way in which Mama's personality is most pronounced, is feeding people. In this quest to treat every hostel guest as her malnourished child, she seems to find the most joy in feeding young skinny men. I now know that when I walked into the Hostel for the first time, Mama nearly jumped up and down with joy at the thought of getting to feed me.
Mama's pension for feeding people has made dinner time an experience like no other. Both nights I've eaten at the hostel, I have been chased around the courtyard being scolded by Mama as I tryed to cover my empty bowl, and Mama chased me with rice in one hand, and deep fried pork in the other. Both nights I have ended up fleeing the hostel gorged on excellent food and actually running as fast as I could out the door.
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I just parted ways with four really fantastic people. I hope that the rest of their trips go well.
I'm still waiting for a package from the states, and ready to leave Lijaing.
http://www.travelchinaguide.com/intro/nationality/naxi/
In an earlier random set of events, I ended up with the card to Youth Hostel on edge of Lijang old town Called Mama Naxi's. In the maze of old town, it took a bit to find the right place, but after asking for directions a number of times, I eventually walked down a small alley and into a courtyard. There I met Mama Naxi who without pausing after greeting me offered me food. When I politely said no, she dissapeared and then reapeared with a Bannnana which I realized would be rude not to take.
That day I was told that the dinners at the hostel were fantastic and an unbeatable price, so at 6:30 that night I arrived ready to eat some Naxi food. Mama, as she prefers to be called, is crazy, but in the way I imagine many mothers can be. Also, the way in which Mama's personality is most pronounced, is feeding people. In this quest to treat every hostel guest as her malnourished child, she seems to find the most joy in feeding young skinny men. I now know that when I walked into the Hostel for the first time, Mama nearly jumped up and down with joy at the thought of getting to feed me.
Mama's pension for feeding people has made dinner time an experience like no other. Both nights I've eaten at the hostel, I have been chased around the courtyard being scolded by Mama as I tryed to cover my empty bowl, and Mama chased me with rice in one hand, and deep fried pork in the other. Both nights I have ended up fleeing the hostel gorged on excellent food and actually running as fast as I could out the door.
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I just parted ways with four really fantastic people. I hope that the rest of their trips go well.
I'm still waiting for a package from the states, and ready to leave Lijaing.
http://www.travelchinaguide.com/intro/nationality/naxi/
posted by Robert at 7/06/2005 05:31:00 PM
1 Comments:
you seem to spend a lot of your time running away from very enthusiastic women.
i remember watching you do the very same thing at csssa and thinking "why is that guy always running so fast?"
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