We're still in Hoiping today visiting Simpson's village, his maternal grandmother's. He was able to see his family's house and met the head of the village. Simpson was able to take some time to take in his village and take pictures.
As it was Simpson's day we had to have the film crew in matching polka dot uniforms. Despite Matt's insistence that everyone "size down to look huge" no one did. The shirts were a great aesthetic choice, but the material they were made out of was either cursed or designed to be worn in arctic conditions. The three guys who didn't rip off the sleeves ended up suffering quite a bit.
Kaiping Diaolou
After Simpson's village we went to the UNESCO World Heritage watch towers that were used for defense and to display wealth later on. The watch towers were very cool to see and gave us more time to bond as a group.
The group is definitely getting along really well, the mix of personalities, experiences and age are making for a fun dynamic. We're all feeling like champs.
After lunch we headed over to the Li Garden which had exhibits on overseas Chinese and the impact on the villages they left as they sent back money, or returned home. There were interactive displays and a walking tour around the grounds. We also saw the coolest hat ever with a built-in, solar-powered fan. It even had what we can only assume are fully licensed Angry Bird designs.
We also saw Jonny's doppelganger, picture to follow. Ever since Eric was mistaken for a Hong Kong movie star on the airplane sitting in Economy next to the bathroom, we've been looking for doppelgangers. While it's been easy to find guys with Eric's hair, it's been hard to find ones that wear such tight tank tops and oil up their arms each morning.
After the Li Garden we headed over to Simpson's maternal grandfather's village. He was able to see his grandfathers room and meet some of the people still living in the village.
Today, July 9th, is Steve's birthday! There was no caking as our group's age and maturity level make such pranks seem beneath us. Instead we decided to get foot massages and with a lack of decent Mandarin speakers we had, shall we say, varying experiences.
So with Simpson's full day of Rooting and Steve's birthday we had a great senior special.
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