Ok, I guess I'm not very good at keeping up with this whole process. It's been like, forever, since the last posting. So here's all the news that's fit to print!
WE GOT OUR THINGS!!!! I cannot express how excited we are to have gotten our stuff from the US! It's like Christmas, Birthdays and snow days all rolled up into one! We spent the long weekend (it was the mid-autumn festival so we had Monday off) unpacking boxes and just enjoying the smell of everything NOT FROM CHINA!! It has made such a huge difference in how the house feels. It finally feels like home!
We ate Moon Pies, the delicacy here that is served everywhere, from KFC to the finest joints in town- these are served to celebrate the Moon Festival. They tasted like cat food! But the folks here eat them like candy!! We also had a "cocktail hour" at Brody's school on Friday night. The Ayi stayed the night so we could go out afterward with people from the neighborhood! So picture this... free booze, free appetizers and teachers and parents enjoying all of it together!! It was crazy! I had a drink with Brody's teacher! I guess this is what it's like with a private education.
I had my second Chinese language class today and I think I've got it!! It's a fascinating language and it is all so literal, I love it. I was able to tell our driver what time to come tomorrow, find out how much I owed the vegetable lady at the fly infested, open air fruit and veggie stand, barter with the plant guy for a better price on already ridiculously cheap potted plants and show Rich up at dinner with some friends ! Life is good.
I have been suckered into taking over the soccer, oops I mean football, program here! It was started by some ladies from the states about three years ago and now they want a break! So I volunteered to run it. The theory was that it will be another great way to meet people and kids, but now I'm feeling a bit intimidated by the impending duties...
Speaking of Football, Rich has joined the men's league through Brody's school. It consists of teachers and daddy's of Dulwich College kiddos. Should be fun to watch, they take their football quite seriously here!
We had to kick the stray cat we found back outside as he thought it fun to pee on Brody's bed! So now we are on the hunt, figuratively speaking, for a healthy cat in China.
I think that's about it. I may attempt to download some pictures, I may just go put my feet up. Hard to say. The life of a Tai Tai is ever-changing...
Miss you guys and hope you are all having a great week. By the way, it was about 75 degrees here today! D
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