And So This Is China...

Being back in China is bitter sweet. I'm far from family and back to work, but I'm also back to my dog, my house, and my routines. Walking a dog probably gives you a different feel for any place, but here it has exposed me to so much! I see so many strange and funny things. And, with a dog and a cute baby, I'm guaranteed that at least three people will talk to me in the course of an hour walk. I get a lot of Chinese practice that way. Granted, it also means that I've become particularly adept at speaking about dogs and babies, but I learn the occasional new word too. And, I have to say... I really missed the Chinglish.


I'm glad to be getting my weekly organic veggie delivery too! I realized on Saturday, that I hadn't had a single Chinese meal until then (compliments to my friend Jin Bo and her awesome jiao zi making skills), but I sure have been enjoying a good deal more plant-based food than I was in the States. When Dan gets back, we'll probably get out for Chinese food a little more often. I've just been too tired and lazy to go with Olivia. She started walking a week ago and I have been busy ever since! It's so hard for me to believe she'll be a year on Friday!



I feel so tired, but so lucky to have the life I do. Dan gets back tomorrow, and then it will really feel like we're home :-)