Day Six, Sam's Entry

I figured before we set up at the Asian Fest that if there was one place we were going to get kicked out, it would've been there. Strangely enough, numerous cops walked by, looked right at us, and didn't even ask what we were doing or why. I think either they really didn't care, or in an atmosphere like this festival, things are so tightly controlled that if someone just sets up a table like we did, everyone automatically assumes we're supposed to be there.

We got plenty of interesting questions, not the least of which came from various Academy students who came by. A married couple asked if China would infringe on Vietnam in the next five years. We had to defer to the Magic 8-Ball, and found the answer to be yes. We also met this one group of guys, the one who talked to us the most being from Coshocton and probably the most knowledgeable of the group. That group asked us if we knew of any written texts that predated the Bible, and Austin pointed to the literature of ancient Greece and Rome. It wasn't until we'd settled the matter of oral vs. written stories that we realized we'd discounted the east. Like Asia. Which was the sole subject of the festival we were attending. Whoops.

At one point it started raining, so we weren't able to tape all of the questions, but it was quite refreshing given how punishingly humid the day was, and we managed to get some good footage anyway. Also, the reason there was no blog post about Saturday is because we've decided to take that day off. Now you know.