Settling into our new home

Day one, in our new home, we had the Internet installed and in the typical Chinese fashion we had 4 people to assist what would normally take 1 person back home. Prior to the arrival of the Internet guys, our agent, co-worker, and I decided to watch some T.V., except it's all in Chinese. Yup, out of 90 channels, only 1, yes 1 has English, which means that we will be watching a lot of DVDs. Perhaps we will learn mandarin more quickly?

Later, a friend and I headed out to pick up a few necessities for our home, since our stuff is apparently back in the U.S and not in Shanghai as originally thought. Edlin took me to a wholesale store where they make silk comforters and duvets. Unlike us, their comforters are made out of silk and not feathers, and very hypo-allergenic. Absolutely gorgeous and expensive by Chinese standards, but well worth it. After dropping a chunk of change, we headed towards Walmart where we continued to stimulate the economy in Xiamen. Sheets, towels, and a host of other things were required for the new household, only to discover even Walmart doesn't accept credit cards. So much for carrying credit cards here, but at least you won't max out your cards.

So now the fun of unpacking.

On another note, we were told that a typhoon will be heading toward us either today or on Thursday. I'm sure we will have some pictures for everyone to see.