No, you don’t need to be scared of them at least not in China. You need to fear the “Yellow Brick Road”. I have decided that the most dangerous thing in China is walking. When it rains the beautiful white floors in every building are like ICE. Look at the photo above. See those cute decorative black squares strategically placed like little mine fields in the walkway. They are treacherous icy patches that will trip you every time you absent mindedly forget about how slippery they are while walking in the rain. Oh, and on those really muggy days the beautiful white floors sweat just enough to acquire a nice slick surface. I feel like I should wear one of those padded suits that Bill Murray wore in Charlie’s Angles (Don’t play dumb, I know you guys really saw that movie). And yet another reason why they like to hire young teachers – less risk of broken hips. Don’t worry I am very careful. Just picture me walking very ‘gingerly’ whenever you see a rain forecast for Hangzhou.
Side Note: Yesterday I got a 5 dollar-70 minute foot massage. I had taken my camera to document the occasion but I was in such ecstasy that I forgot. Sorry, I will take a picture another time during one of my WEEKLY visits.
