Fox's Den

We headed back to Buboli’s place after finishing the hotpot, unloaded my various luggages and walked down a small alley to get to the front gate. Buboli gave me a tour of the house and his various plants and art that he had all over. Knowing that Buboli loves plants, I wasn’t surprised that he had so many. However, taking care of that many plants seems like such a daunting task to me. I have enough trouble taking care of the ~10 plants I have of my own at home. It was cool getting to see the various arts that Buboli had created or received as well. I was getting pretty tired by this point and had absolutely zero trouble getting to sleep later in the night.

The following morning, I found that Buboli and his father had also grabbed some snacks and fruits that I may have not had before to share with me as well. One of these being durian-filled mochi. I had never had Durian before so it was one of the items on my “to-try” list during my stay in China. It tasted creamy like milk but the flavor was quite different from anything I’ve tasted before. I’m at a loss for words on how to really describe the flavor but I encourage you to try it if you ever get the chance!

Buboli’s father actually had a very pleasant accent that didn’t quite match his speaking ability. I think this made me overestimate his ability to understand what I was saying on multiple occasions. He had studied vocal accent for singing various songs in English, which is why I believe his accent sounded so natural. I appreciated that he would attempt to talk to me and have small conversations. This is actually something that most people in China I met were a bit too shy to try to do. I assume this is due to a lack of confidence in the English language. There were many times that I wished I could at least understand a portion of the conversations being had in front of me. If I’m able to visit again, I’d like to have enough understanding of Chinese to at least guess what the conversations are about.Read more