Hello people~!
Weekends are always full of adventures here in Wuhan!
So today, we went strawberry picking!!!!!
The strawberry farm isn't that far from our school!
the bus ride took us about and hour to reach our destination!
Here is the funny thing!
The farm has no entrance!
We actually stopped by some random drain where we have to walk into the farm through the muddy soil.
It rained yesterday night so the pathway was EXTREMELY slippery.
The muddy pathway was very narrow as well!!!
I was wearing sneakers and the soles of my sneakers doesn't provide any friction at all!!
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| The narrow slippery pathway! |
it was so slippery to the extent that i had 2 people supporting me.
Front and Back.
Gordan was behind me all along trying to support me making sure i don't fall into the muddy pool.
He also said that he was more scared than me because i kept screaming.
Sorry!
But Thank you Gordan!
You saved my life today!
I was literally crying the whole journey through the muddy soil.
In the end, i decided to take off my shoe because i realised that my slow pace was holding everyone back!
When both my feet touched the muddy soil, my internal organs died.
it was like steppng on poo!!!!!!!!!!!!
Feet therapy for me ~
After walking the pathway, i realised that the farmers here do have a tough job.
Imagine walking everyday like this, tolerating the muddy, dirty environment!!
The environment has to be this muddy because this is the condition in which the strawberries grow best at!
I really do ponder how are the farmers able to tolerate such labour.
But in order to make a living, they have to don't they?
However, the farmers here are definately friendly people!
They welcomed us with a smile!!
When they saw me barefooted, they just laughed and said
"So you're the only one who got to really experience our life!"
Amazing.
It's like soil feet therapy for them everyday but they do it with a smile!
I realised just how blessed.
Even if they aren't rich farmers, their quality of life is still very high and they are just happy people!
If only living in Singapore could be this good!
Life in Singapore basically revolves around work and education.
In Singapore, No education = No job = No future = Cannot survive.
But here, the farmers are just happy with what they have and they enjoy doing what they do.
They don't need to think about the future or education because all of them are just happy!
Have to learn their way of stress-free life too!
After my muddy journey, we finally reached the farm!!!
The strawberries were grown in tents!!
There were rows and rows of them!
So we just have to pick a tent and start picking!!
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| the tents in which the strawberries were grown |
They're just dangling from the shrubs.
So all we had to do is pick the ones which we think are sweet!
There were funny shapes and sizes too.
Me and Rachel labeled them as mutants.
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| I became a farmer girl for the day!!! |
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| one of the Mutants we found!! |
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| Happy us picking strawberries! |
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| the shrubs in which the strawberries grow |
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| Pretty flower!!!! |
and the best part is we can eat as much as we want.
So before we went to pay for the ones we picked, we ate a lot so that we won't have to pay so much!
Yes i washed them before i eat.
I didn't pay anything because i really don't want so many strawberries for myself...
After the strawberry picking, we went for a party with the local students!
Its just a party to mingle around with the local students.
They put up performances for us!
Talented people they are!
Some of us were also called up to play games!
(including myself!)
And i won a caligraphy!!!!
Sadly, its a little bit crumpled, but shal hang it back once i get back home.
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| Even the local students joined in the karaoke fun!!! |
Today was also the last day we'll be seeing Ms Mikia here in Wuhan.
Sad that she's leaving because through out this whole trip she was one of the nicest lecturer i've ever met.
And she was like a playful mother who took care of us wherever we go.
Especially during trips!
we're always the last few in the group but she stayed with us through out making sure we're on the right track.
Plus she teaches well!!!
We'll miss you Miss Mikia!
See you back in LSCT!!!
THATS ALL GUYS!!! SEE YOU!!!
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