It is 2:30 a.m. and I was jolted awake in our hotel room 30 minutes ago by the harsh and strident ringing of our telephone. When I answered, I was greeted by what seemed to be an angry Chinese man. Not understanding a word he was saying, I loudly stated, “I DON”T SPEAK CHINESE”, and then hung up. For some reason he was not satisfied with my answer, however - perhaps he understood me as much as I understood him? - and has called back twice.
After leaving tropical Guangzhou, we excitedly hopped on a plane yesterday to Wuhan where we will meet our... more