Last night I got in about 4pm (China's time- 3am Central/Chicago time) without much sleep from the plane. I was pumped and wide awake with excitement and adventure. There's just something about the feel of China that is comforting. Sure, it can smell bad and there's more pollution here than the US, but I can see clouds and stars here. Well, they're few and generally partially hidden by smog, but nonetheless, I can see them! Christian picked me up from the airport and spotted me quickly from the photo I sent at my initial employment screening. I sure do have a lot of stuff (140 lbs worth, 60 some kilos) I'm trying so very hard to learn the language, but they're so nice and thrilled that I'm a flexible, go-with-the-flow kind of girl. It's just so
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