A Nutritious Dinner at an Office on Our Trip

We made arrangement to eat with S. this evening. After our walking tour of the city, he texted us at around 5:30pm asking if we would go and take a tour of his workplace. Off course we would. We took a taxi from where we were and got to his office building. Since it was after 6pm, S. needed to sign us in at the front desk and the receptionist took our picture. A good security procedure.

 Off we went to the dining room where a number of hot dishes were set up for the staff staying behind to eat. I was impressed to find lots of vegetables and nutritious food offered to staff for dinner. There were also juices, different kinds of milk, beverages such as beer and wine etc. The fridges were well stocked with all kinds of drinks, refreshments, snacks and fruits all day.  We had a really good dinner with choices such as salmon, chicken in tomato sauce, baked beans, grilled vegetables. For staff who might have missed the hot dinner, there were a few pizzas available.

Afterwards, S. took us for a tour of his company, we were impressed with the facilities offered to the staff including a recreation area with games, a separate room for massages, for nursing, mediation, and for napping too. It was well after 7pm, but there were still a few people staying behind working or socializing together. Evidently, the work environment is welcoming, accommodating and trying to make staff members feel comfortable. After seeing where S. works, I feel much better knowing that even if he eats at his company everyday, he is eating good nutritious food.

We thank God for his excellent job and that he’s more settled now.

S. walked us back to our hotel with his bike. He came into the hotel and was able to enjoy the body massage chair after a few minutes' wait. This was the most time we could spend with him for the past few days!

R.T.
USA, 2017