Strawberry Fields Forever

 The Chinese have different attitudes toward schedules than we and change agendas at a moment’s notice. They have more authority over their students. We were scheduled to meet with some students yesterday afternoon, but it was a very nice day, and the leaders thought we ought to go strawberry picking in a greenhouse on the age of the city instead.  So after the signing, they summoned the students to hear our presentations.

“Won’t this disrupt their schedules?” Dr. Lewis inquired. Well of course it did, but these were students, and in China students do as they’re told. 

In Jinan, greenhouse strawberries are grown in the winter.  They are juicy and delicious. We were told that the farmers make a good living, thanks to government support.