Chapter 61 Birthdays People enjoy birthday cakes in China just like in the US. They are decorated very pretty. You can also buy very small ones. It can be used for a couple of people or for just one person as a snack. It is about the size of three cupcakes. If you are by yourself and want to celebrate your birthday alone, you can buy a little one. Every now and then I would get the urge for cake and I would buy one. They can be bought at bakeries or grocery stores. You can get the big ones with writing on them, same as here. They are decorated differently than how we do it here. One thing that I saw there that I have not seen in the US for our cakes is that sometimes they will put fruit on a cake. That is quite common there. Not everyone celebrated their birthday. Some of the teachers that I knew and other friends didn’t care to celebrate their birthdays. Probably the same as here in the US, some do and some don't. I went to many birthday parties. I had my 53rd birthday in the summ...
Rick Mundt (1950-2024) lived in the La Crosse WI area and spent 5 years in China teaching English at Luoyang Foreign Language Schools. He embraced the opportunity to meet people and learn about the culture. After his return, Rick worked on a journal with 9000 photos of his experience. With over 150 chapters, we will share weekly his experiences and the friendships he made.