“Old habits die easier then we think and new ones form…”
This is a quote from the movie The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and I’ll be honest… “This is a new… a different world. The challenge is to cope with it and not just cope…thrive”
After much procrastination and self doubt and just plain stalling I have decided to just jump in with this account of CHINA. I can’t keep every single memory safe in a blog, but heaven knows if I don’t start now I absolutely never will… so here we are. Day 22!!
On my way home from school tonight I bought a plunger from a street vendor. Using “duo shao qian” (how much?) I found out it only cost ¥5. I should add at this stage that my pronunciation of aforementioned phrase didn’t get the desired effect and I in actual fact found out it was ¥5 by pointing at the phrase on my list of phrases paper. But there it was… a plunge for my bathroom which floods when I shower.
So today’s box was PLUMBER. I could have asked the school to call one for me, but I knew that I could do it myself. Being this much out of my depth is scary, as you can imagine, but at least I stayed me. Phew! I can still use a plunge and still have a healthy amount of independence.
At the moment I am drinking dried chamomile flowers in a little metal sift device with hot water… I haven’t been sleeping well. I just don’t seem to be bonding with the hard bed. This tea is lulling me right into sleepiness… wow!
Prepare for China Activity one: Place a duvet on dining room table. Place pillows. Now sleep well. Good night.
But.. I am doing well and the motto for everything right now is… “IT’S PART OF THE ADVENTURE!”
Hopping from box to box 