Jiaozuo TV

December 21st was suppose to be a normal day.  However, midway through the morning I was called to the cafeteria.  Confused, I went down to the cafeteria.  They were making jiaozi, and there were two reporters running around and filming us.  I helped the cafeteria ladies make jiaozi, and afterwards, I was interviewed by the reporters.   

It was a pretty awkward affair.  I was finally told that today was a holiday and that on this holiday everyone eats jiaozi.  For the "interview" I had to tell the reporter that I was at the orphanage to help the children, and that this was my first time here during the holiday and I would be giving the children jiaozi, and this made me very happy.  These were all scripted lines created by the reporter and the director.  In the background the cafeteria ladies were snickering at me.  

Finally, I was let go.  I was  grateful I got a break from the doldrum of the third floor, but I felt a little used.  Basically, the whole affair was a publicity stunt, and I was just another gimmick.