We have been here almost 10 months, and we have 2 months left. Time has really flown by. What is that they say about the longest days make the shortest years??? Yet 2 months seems so long to me right now. Maybe it is because so many people leave around Summer time either to visit or move back to the United States permanently. I am regretting not leaving earlier. At the time we bought the plane tickets and extended our visas we thought we would have to be in school through the end of August.
I am starting to think about the differences between our lifestyle here and in the United States. This is probably not a good activity! Here is my list...
Hello granite countertops and oven, good bye coackroaches.
Hello clean air, good bye pollution.
Hello husband.....good bye nanny/cook/cleaning lady and full time teacher.
Good bye bike.....hello mini van.
Good bye tasty vegetables....hello variety.
Good bye mosquitos hello bugless, scentless world.
Good bye native speakers....hello scrambling to keep Mandarin up and paying high prices for tutors.
Good bye exotic animals.....hello no pets.
Good bye toxic chemicals everywhere.....hello genetically modified foods (70% what Americans eat have at least traces of GM organisms.....most countries around the world - including China outlaw/requiring labeling because they feel they are so bad for their health).
Good bye small butt...hello big butt (American diet is fattening, and I won't be walking/riding a bike everywhere)
Good bye Chinese public schools....hopefully an enthusiastic hello for American public school (hope we got a good teacher!)
Good bye to the struggles with language/culture....hello being able to read, write and communicate with everyone!
Hello modern life....good bye camping.
Good bye cheap books ($1-$2)...hello expensive books!
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