Staying connected to the outside world is not anything I take for granted anymore. I miss the days of a single click and voila, you're on to any network containing hundreds of people just dying for your latest update. Now , I'm using a remote computer in the States while sitting in Beijing and it types about 4x slower than I am typing. Frustrating? Don't even get me started.
Other things that are frustrating... let's see. Getting ripped off at the market when trying to bargain because we don't understand the language. Although , I have to say that for our first time bargaining Veronica and I did pretty well and had a good time doing it. The merchant pulled out her calculator so we typed in our price. We even walked away once thinking that she wasn't going to come down any further, but she called us back and gave us the rug at the price we asked. we were pretty proud of ourselves!
Other things like buying yogurt instead of milk and not finding out about it until the yogurt is in the coffee...The mosquitoes here are terrible and the water is only hot at night. Kids just pee on the side of the road or one the sidewalk. The garbage man is an old guy who picks up garbage on his bicycle. So many new and different things. Okay, I've got to run!
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Saturday, October 8, 2011
China promotes creativity...New Web address found here!
Due to extremes of the Chinese mafia, our contact has been limited. ;) We have acquired an undercover aid skilled in words and illusion. She-code name "Tikki tikki tembo-no sa rembo-chari bari ruchi-pip peri pembo"- in the USA has found a way for us to report activity her directly to you!... :P :)
Posting under direct assignment of myself, Grace Caudillo ...please continue to follow our adventure at:
Toda! (Hebrew for Thanks!)
and Shalom (peace) to you!
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