Friday, May 16, 2008

Wenzi


Cranky – that is how I woke up this morning because I didn’t sleep very much last night. I was fighting with the wenzi most of the night. Wenzi are mosquitos! Tiny and annoying. When I made my bed this morning I counted 5 carcasses but I can’t claim victory because I have about 10 bites. Score one for the wenzi. I can’t figure out how they are getting in. I live on the 6th floor and have screens on my windows. They look very small so maybe they are very young – could they be getting in thru the plumbing drains? At least once or twice a day the water cuts off in the building and generally you will hear the pipes sucking air. So any of you builder/plumber/water inspector people that might be reading this blog…. is it possible for those little annoying bugs to be breeding in my pipes and then visiting me for their first meal at night?

Side Note: Picture above is of the thousands of paper cranes made by the ZUFE students to honor the victims of the Wenchuan earthquake. We have had 3 days of mourning where at 2:28 pm everyday the students would stand and bow their heads and remain silent for 3 minutes. The numbers of dead, injured and homeless are almost too big for me to comprehend. Help if you can.