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!
Wow, Korea is normal compared to what your guys' experience in China sounds like! Glad to hear you're making it; stay strong :)
ReplyDeleteKaren
Hi Grace, wow, this all sounds so familiar :-) I loved your pictures of the Great Wall! So beautiful! Winter is overtaking us here, with temps between 20 and 30. I'm looking forward to snow. Peace be with you two! He is always with you :-)
ReplyDeleteLove, Molly