A bit a Chinese Gatsby

From my recollection of The Great Gatsby, our central character struggled to belong among the elite wealthy class having acquired his money in his lifetime. Thus my (flimsy) metaphor for Kellen and my most recent acquaintance.

We were walking to the store Friday and a woman pulls up in a black Porsche Cayenne looking for a teacher from last year. We inform her he's in Australia and after talking she offers to drive us to the store and ultimately the train station (we were about to depart for the boat cruise.) We're already pressed for time and it's a porsche, so we hop in and zip to the station with the sun roof down and dance tunes blaring.

It was exciting to be driven to the train station in a Porsche. We expected it'd end there. However, upon our return she called wanting to just chat. She zipped over to talk face-to-face with us and was inviting us to different dinners, clubs, etc. Kelle offered to work on her English, but we are puzzled with how to act. We both come from middle-income backgounds and don't know what to do around rich people. She makes enough for a porsche and a posh lifestyle. What could she want with two foreigners? I understand foreigners are still revered in modern China, but with her wealth she could easily afford the high-priced ones. Either way, it goes down for now as a continued adventure!

Later days,
Rick