After such an amazing, full and emotional weekend, this week feels a little strange, “back to normality” – well almost.  After all, I’m still in a foreign setting, although I am getting used to it.

Lessons are normal:

But I did have a reminder of some changes coming.  It’s the middle of November, I’ve only two weeks left here, but even in Hangzhou people are going to celebrate Christmas.  I went shopping today…

…and came across this wonderful group who work in a restaurant, outside the restaurant singing some beautiful Christmas songs.   在商场里我没想到听到的。

“… Oh night when Christ was born
Oh night divine
Oh night, oh night divine”

“Fall on your knees
Oh hear the angel voices
Oh night divine
Oh night when Christ was born
Oh night divine
Oh night, oh night divine”

 

Unrelated to that, in another location, there was this fantastic electronic piano.  The video says it all: