Clothes Drying

People who live south of the Yangtze River tend to hang their clean clothes outside to dry; they do not do this in the north where I live. I think modesty would prevent me from hanging my longjohns out to dry like these people did. This apartment building is in downtown Shanghai, one of the largest and most modern cities in the world!

Party Pooper

Here is a picture of Mimi sulking under the Christmas tree to protest the wearing of a Chinese silk outfit. As soon as I took it off of her, she perked up again. She's so funny!

Me in the Airport

Hi. Here's a photo of me taken in the gate area of the airport in Bedrock on December 3rd. I took the photo myself...I was the only one in the gate area! After six and a half hours, my flight was finally officially cancelled due to fog that refused to dissipate. Everyone else had given up a lot earlier than I did. I eventually had to hire a driver to take me to another airport 4 hours away where there was no fog.

Winter Vacation

The airline I use most threatened to "delete" my frequent flier miles if they were unused, so I decided to use them to come home to America for Christmas. I arrived back in Texas on December 5th, and will leave to return to China on December 27th. Sorry I didn't have much time to let everyone know. Mimi is back in China, staying with friends. I am staying at my parents' place. More later!