SO I am here! And I am AWAKE!
Culture shock is definitely worse the second time around people...let me tell you. The first sight I had after walking out of the airport was a man leaning over into the planter and blowing his nose....it was like his nose was puking. All quite acceptable behavior in China.
My apartment is good, it needs a bit of cleaning and some things to make it feel more homey, but it will come together. It is on the sixth floor and there is no elevator, again I am looking on the bright side here, cause that means that I have to do 6 minutes of unavoidable exercise in order to get to the toilet or my bed. :)
Funny story about that too....yesterday I went grocery shopping, and as I was climbing my stairwell decided that I was going to change my attitude about this whole no elevator thing. So I'm talking to myself as I'm climbing, "Crissa, this is exercise you wouldn't have willingly done" I say as I reach the third floor, "you''ll get used to it in a month and it won't be difficult" I panted as I got to the fourth floor, "you are going to look at this cup as half full! I vow to myself as I take a breather at the fifth floor, "hmmm, that door looks different....." and I keep on truckin' right on up to the sixth floor......I stop dead in my tracks as I look at the door in front of me that is not my door at all.
That's right folks, I climbed the wrong building. These buildings all look exactly alike and if you aren't careful you will wind up climbing 12 flights of stairs any given grocery run.
Read your signs people.
Coke zero has arrived in China! That's right!!! I am thoroughly excited about that.
Well, it would seem that facbk is blocked here right now, so this is the best place to come to know what's going on with me. Save it to your favorites!!!
I love and miss you guys to much,
Crissa
Kexin
