And I wonder what am I doing here...?

Alright, this may just be the funniest thing that has ever happened to me. On Sunday night I got a phone call from a woman at the school here asking me if I'd fill in for someone and accept an award on his behalf on Monday at lunch time. I agreed. Things began to snowball really quickly. Nobody knows this guy or what he does. And nobody told anyone that I'm accepting on his behalf. Before I knew it I was on tv shaking hands with important politicians, I was taken to a fancy lunch where I was made to give a toast on behalf of Canada. Then I was whisked off to the capital (Changchun) where I was a guest of honour at the fanciest banquet I've ever seen. I was introduced to a room of about 300 people and I sat at the head table, all of the time under the guise of one "Richard Tyson Riggs". At first I was very uncomfortable with being an imposter but as the day wore on I decided to just have fun with it. By the end of the night I was proposing toasts at the head table and doing shots with all of these Chinese dignitaries. It was hilarious. Completely impossible. The craziest part was that I was never told what was coming next. I just did what I was told and at every step of the day it kept getting more and more formal and prestigious. I still don't know who Richard Tyson Riggs is, what he does, what the award was for or how I ended up there. It was definitely an unforgettable experience though!