Frustration! Visions of Dial-Up! Betcha the China Filter guys are happy! All these thoughts are running through my head this week. In case you were not aware of the global impact (at least to ME), there was an earthquake off of Taiwan and an underwater telecommunications cable broke. This means that all China sites are fine BUT I can’t get any international sites with any reliability or speed. If I get up earlier than usual (4:30am) I can usually get my email before the rest of China gets online. I was able to pick up all my email and answer 4 – it is now 6:15 (1 hour 45 minutes). Pitiful! Anyway, I am ok. I am going to Guilin on Monday, maybe when I get back it will be easier…….
Photo above is of a Christmas Eve Party that one of the classes had in their classroom. They (yes, the guys too) were all making Jaozi (dumplings) for dinner. I actually made two – they looked really bad but tasted like all the rest. The hard part for me was doing it all with a chopstick. I went to another party that night and they were making sort of the same thing but they were square and much smaller – I don’t know the name of that one.
Side Note: I have been here too long! While waiting for this blog to upload, I am eating my Cheesy-Mac (thanks to Ann G?) with Chopsticks and yes the bowl is inches from my mouth. BUT don’t worry I still chew with my mouth closed – you will just have to break me of the chopstick/close bowl habit. It really is easier with chopsticks……
