Yesterday I spent several hours sitting out in the sun chatting with some Mosuo guys who were teaching me Mosuo words, which was good. I also came back and interviewed one of them. In the evening I had a headache though. I guess I sat in the sun a little too long.
Well, I hadn't planned to go to Lijiang till I finished interviewing, but I haven't finished and I think I'm going to go tomorrow. I definitely have to go mid next month, but I'll still need to go before then, so I may as well not put it off any longer. Anyway, I've run out of chocolate and conditioner. There are actually some less important things I need to buy for my research like stationery, etc!! Go to the bank. Put some more credit in my phone.
I found a beautiful little shop here yesterday that I'd never been into. It was run by the guy I interviewed and sold Mosuo garments and bags that his sister hand weaves. I'm definitely going to buy some stuff. Also, in Luoshui (the touristy Mosuo town) that a lot of the shops had goods that were identical to what you can find in Lijiang, ie. probably Naxi, or just goods that look kind of ethnic and are mass produced for tourists. I'm not sure who they think they're kidding because it's almost impossible to get to the lake from the Yunnan side without going through Lijiang, and nearly all tourists spend time there first. It's quite obvious that the items can't be local.
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