Opening Ceremony

On Saturday morning, Bob was invited to participate in a formal ceremony at the school. He was seated in the grandstand at the stadium, in the row behind the president. To make sure he sat in the right seat, the provided a tent card with his name on it. Since he sat right behind the speaker podium, he is making cameo appearances in all the photos of the speakers. He was given a complete schedule of the events - all in Chinese - and had tales to tell when he came home an hour and a half later. The Chinese are big on official, impressive, formal ceremonies. The stadium, which usually looks rather drab, was festively decorated with planters and banners.

When it was all over