We were so lucky that we finally went to Dan’s house for home visiting. Dan’s arrangement was excellent! Firstly, he drove us to the Hollywood and told us some of the history of the cemetery, especially those related to the Civil War. Afterwards, he showed us around the Richmond city of the University of Richmond and the neighborhoods of every class. What a wide gap between the rich and the poor!
After visiting the James River Park, we arrived his house for dinner. All his family members are very kind and we chatted with lots fun. His 17-year old son, Paul, is learning Chinese now! And I have to mention their lovely dog, Carolina, who was named after the state where his wife came from. The dinner was great! All of us loved all of the course and the cheery wine as well as their self-made mango ice-cream.
The only regret was that it rained hard after dinner that we cannot take a walk in his neighborhood. But the pleasant talk about U.S. and China made up for it exactly.