Day Four: More friends arrive

On Saturday night the American student, Ashley, arrived. However, after a long flight, she quickly took to bed. Sunday morning saw the arrival of the first of the Canadian students, Dale, who had been to Lanzhou three years prior so he arrived with a friend, Chung. We all went for a stroll around the campus before they experienced the first of their meals in Lanzhou. Predictably, the Guest House Restaurant staff were as generous as always but, also as always, it was a fantastic selection of foods. Another friend joined us after the meal, this one from Zimbabwe. She was an older woman named Karombe who proved to be loads of fun.

That evening we decided to buy some beers and we sat in a park on campus to drink them. There is plenty of beer available in Lanzhou, and certainly at a cheap price, but finding it chilled is another matter. This was the start of many new friendships.