A different way of thinking

If you come to China and you need to go to the grocery store here are a couple of tips. 1. If you look for floss in the toothpaste aisle you won't find it.  It will be with the toothpicks... of course.  2.  If you want to buy fruit, vegtables, or anything loose you must place it in a plastic bag, then look for the store worker next to a scale, have them weigh it and place a price tag on it.  If you go to the register without the sticker they will not let you buy it.  3.  Just because the carton has a cow on it does not mean it is milk.  If you find that out after you get home go ahead and put it on your cereal.  Its probably just yogurt.  4.  You cannot buy medicine or rubbing alcohol at a grocery store.  You must go to a pharmacy to purchase those items.  These are all small things that I find amusing.  They are a reminder that just because something seems logical in your head doesn't mean you can't do it another way and have it work just as well.  New experiences I've found I like are; holding on for dear life when the bus or subway train stops suddenly (it feels like ride!), trying new food and finding its delicious, watching people as they watch me or the friends I am with, bargaining over an article of clothing,  ordering the many different types of bubble milk tea, correcting people's english, seeing my progress speaking or reading the language, and making new friends.  New experiences I don't like so much are; NOT having something to hold on to when the bus or subway train stops suddenly, sitting on the back of someone's bike, hearing a price for something go much higher when I ask how much it is, avoiding the poop on the side walk and hoping that it came from a dog, crusty black boogers(mine and others) that come from breathing the dirty city air, feeling like a sardine in a can on a crowded bus or subway, and the trials and tribulations of  miscommunication.  It's all pretty do-able though and I don't want anyone to think I'm complaining.  I'm just giving my observations.

 

We had an interview for a job teaching at a kindergarten today.  We have a second interview tomorrow.  We'll see how it goes.  It is a full time position but they said that we can split it between the two of us.  That still means 20 hours each.  I feel a little leary about working so much but it may be necessary.  We'll see how it goes.