Old Village in the City of Liaocheng

Within the industrial city of Liaocheng, where my university is on the outer perimeter, there are some small village areas that are tucked away , out of sight.  I was asked by the student union of our School of Foreign Languages, where I work, to come to an English tutoring session for an afterschool group of various aged students in someone's home.  It was probably the most interesting time of the semester.  I felt a little odd but of course welcome in the home of one of the mothers of a student.  I always feel as though I am there for show but of course I also think that any representative in a positive light of Westerners is of value.  This is how most people in Liaocheng lived their lives until recently.  In one respect - it is so much better than the non-decript apartments but in other ways such as warmth and sanitary conditions, it is worse.  The quiet within the village is wonderful.