Finally Got Some Pics!!

I can't believe it when I write that I have only been here 4 days: it seems like a lifetime already! So the first 6 pictures are some shots of the dorm; communal washroom (clean!!), kitchen, living room, and then the two rooms that Lee and I share: one bedroom and one "office"!! The sign 'Gloria' is just outside, and without the little sunshine on top I would never find it, ever!! There's a few shots of the street just outside our building, notice the Golden Arches shining in the distance :o) I threw in a night shot of the busy street to be artsy, then there's Lee holding a menu on his birthday where I took him for bday brunch - accompanied by a pic of a fascinating concoction Lee ordered and then hated! Oh yea, and the two little pigglets in a cage just in front of the bus stop, awwww!

I am having the time of my life that is so different from any other place I've ever been: I can't describe how it feels to just walk around the city on my own, with my bag over my shoulder and bargain with the locals when I can't even speak the language! To listen to all of the traffic and Chinese as just background noise; with the smells of a busy city, some streets dirty and unpaved as I weave through markets and buy fresh fruit just like you would picture on TV lol. I already know my way around most of the bus routes, and am a recognized customer at Starbucks :o)

School is going great!! It's hard and exhausting and time consuming and yet so much fun! I have too much to tell about all the kids and the work and the hilarious lectures! But it's the most amazing and exotic experience I have ever had, and there is only too much more to come.