Yay!! I made it!
Wow! There is so much to say.
We arrived at 5:30pm on Thursday. Customs was a piece of cake walk. Unfortunately, Tom's bags did not make it to China with us. He still doesn't have them. Poor Tom. It would have been better for my stuff not to have come because I had 5 days worth of clothes in my carry on, but Tom only has two. However, I probably would have cried. Ms. Lily, a teacher at the school, Jessica, a student here, and the school car driver came to pick us up. Maybe it is good Tom's bags didn't come because mine did not really fit in the car.
First of all, it is cold inside here because they do not have heating, so inside is the same temperature as outside. Luckily it is not that cold outside (I was warm yesterday in a sweater and jacket) but when you cannot go inside to get warm, yuck! The office is cold too. I need a coat for my nose because I hate when my nose is cold and it is always cold. Ms. Lily and Ms. Mao both told me to wear more clothes! That's a new one for me! My body is warm but my nose, hands, and feet are cold.
Outside it is grey. Lily said it is grey from pollution, which is incredibly disgusting. It is more humid here than it is in New Orleans! Things that get wet do NOT get dry.
The traffic here is CRAZY. I don't think there are traffic laws, only suggestions. 1] Maybe stay on your side of the road. 2] Lane are optional. 3] It is possible to make a left turn from the right hand lane across four lanes of traffic as the light changes. 4] Honk the horn constantly at all other people on the road. 4] Use your sixth sense.
Yesterday, Lily and Jessica took Tom and I to the market to buy towels, food, toothpaste, etc. We waited at the bus stop for a while and all of the people on the buses would stare at us. It is a strange feeling to be stared at by busload after busload of people. The market was insane. There was so much to take it with all of the people and advertisements. We bought an internet chord and had them make another telephone chord for 14 yen, $2. It felt like stealing. Best Buy is like a hole in the wall compared to the little electronics market we went to yesterday.
I fell asleep at 7:30 last night and woke up at 5:15 this morning. I was exhausted. There is so much to take in.
I have taken only a few pictures so far, but once I get more I will put them up.
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2 comments:
HAHAHA! That traffic totally sounds like India. I wonder if the only countries with real traffic laws are in the west. Pretty much the pedestrians have the right of way. Maybe its because they are two of the most populous countries on earth.
It sounds like there wouldn't be much as far as animals roaming the roads though. this is good. Cows napping can cause some pretty wicked traffic jams. :)
We (Mr. and Ms. midiron) are very happy that you made it. BTW, Customs can be a "piece of cake" or it can be a "cake walk". "piece of cake walk" sounds like Yogi Berra. :) :) :)!!!
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