More experimental cooking...

Big hurdle Saturday night—we had our first Asian guests over for a meal. It was David’s tutor and his wife—both of whom speak some English, so that expanded the conversational limits quite a bit! We’d been told that typically the locals don’t like Western food, so I tried my hand at authentic Asian food , and I was so nervous! The custom is to have at least as many dishes as there are people eating, and keeping them all hot can be a bit tricky when you have no oven and only two stove eyes! But it all turned out—they seemed to enjoy the food, and she even asked for my recipe for one of the dishes. =)

We had a good time getting to know them a bit more. They especially loved the kids, and the kids enjoyed them. They’ve been married for a few years and I think they ’re getting the baby bug a little... =) Caleb was full of conversation and laughter. He told her he loved spring rolls, so she said that would definitely be on the menu for when they had us over. Susanna enjoyed being held and talked to. And both kids found their new interest--Asian comic books! =)

Anyway, it was fun practicing language and learning more about them, and we're looking forward to building more friendships like these.