I was fortunate to get an interview with a local farmer while in Beishe on Thursday. This is the sort of activity that I live for when traveling—I love meeting the locals and experiencing a bit of their lives. I only got to spend about an hour with this gentleman talking to him about his crops and life as a farmer. Afterwards, he invited us (my professor, Tracy, and classmates Kat and Liang) to his home for a little while. We were all glad to be there and it was another good reminder that we are indeed foreigners in this land. He was pretty excited to have us at his house and it didn’t take long for news of the Meiguo’s arrival (pronounced May-Gwa, means Americans) to the neighbors. They all showed up to see the strange animals on display. A good time was had by all. I am currently working on a multimedia piece from this interview but in the meantime I figured I would share some images. The last image isn't that great but I want you to get a feel for how hard he works. He tends 3 fields the size of the one his is pictured in--he does everything alone and by hand.
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