Batesville, Indiana

I stayed at Shu Ching's for two nights. Although she had the AC on both nights, I could still feel the high humidity, which I haven' felt in a long time. Early Thursday morning I left Akron and continued my journey to Columbus, Ohio and then to Batesville, Indiana.

It took me two hours to get from Akron to Columbus. When I arrived in Columbus, it was a bit too early to visit any of those shops in German Village. So I went to Cup O Joe to have some hot tea and bagel. Soon, it was 9 A.M. and I cam-walkered myself to the information enter of the German Village. I sat down and watched a 10-min orientation video, which gave me a good understand of how this German Village came about.

After the Village, I kept driving until I got to Choru's place. It was VERY nice to see her again. Last time I saw her, it was back in 2000. She is now married - and a bit overweight. =) Her husband, Jeff, is a very nice guy. Currently, they have a business on eBay - selling vintage comic books. They live with their in-laws and they have a beautiful house.

Choru and I talked until late. It seemed that we had so much to go on forever...if our bodies let us, we would have went on and on... The next morning quickly came. After having breakfast, they took me to Oldenberg, a very old German settlement town. It was a nice, charming town; however, I kept thinking that I miss seeing people on streets. After we had lunch at China Wok - a buffet - we went back to their place to pack my stuff. I left for Cincinnati around 3 P.M., which gave me enough time to meet up with Kaoruko - another friend that I hadn't seen in 5 years or so.