TeamWaWa and their crazy adventures

Hello everyone! Today is February 22nd. Can you believe we are almost 3 months into 2017? Nothing much has been going on over here. We've been working, hanging out with friends, trying new foods, etc. I guess, you can say it's like a normal life. Work, eat, sleep and some social interaction :) One fun fact, we've been taking Chinese lessons. Mandarin is hard! Maybe I should emphasize,  if you want to say the tones correctly, it's hard. It is fun learning a new language. We know a few sayings in Spanish and now a few in Chinese. We went to a "commodity market" in Changzhou.  It's a huge place. Seriously, 4 floors. Reminded us of a flea market but with new stuff. Shoes, clothing, stationary, home goods like lamps and mops and bedding. Kris bought a new pair of shoes. We did bargain the lady down. Big feet though is the problem. They weren't her first choice of shoes, but finding a 40/41 women China size is hard. There is one Teacher leaving the s...

Hello everyone! It's been about 2 weeks since our last blog post. Our excitement happens in spurts. We'll  try to tell you the fun stuff. We survived Spring Festival. Kristin had a bad cold for the entire holiday. We still managed to see some great landmarks and sites. She was a real trooper. To describe Spring Festival think Independence Day on steriods. Canons and firework finale every day! Being a foreigner in China is hard to describe.  You miss weird random things. We miss having a real oven. We miss having a clothes dryer. Matt misses his beef jerky, and Kristin misses her Monster energy drinks and candy (twizzler, tootsie rolls, gobstoppers). China doesn't seem to believe in canned goods. You can't just go to the store thinking "we'll have canned chili" or "we will have a frozen lasagna" for dinner. It's frustrating to be on a bus and everyone around you is talking. About what? Who knows, you can't understand them. Ordi...