We went on our usual morning walk along the canal when Ben noticed a little girl on her tricycle. Not only that, but she came over and said to us “Ni hao”. Ben conversed with her using whatever Chinese vocabulary he had in his repertoire at the time. This includes Zheige (this), Ma-yi (ant), hao (good), gou (dog) then they ran off and played together. Little Big Ben recently started to play very well with kids his age and older. We agree that he’s definitely not shy. Just like a politician, he goes around saying to random passers-by hi, hello, bye. At the playground, he expresses interest in what other kids do and play and is eager to join.