Scoot Scoot

So Jeff and I have purchased a scooter for convenience around Kunming. It is definitely a wild ride. Cars, bikes, scooters, buses, pedestrians, all make for a challenging ride to and from work. One thing we've both learned...buses DON'T stop, no matter what, they don't slow down, or stop. Being a former bus driver, I understand the demand for being on time so I'm a bit empathetic, especially driving in China. But the cabs...they drive in the bike lane often, even when there are signs with arrows pointing to different lanes. And then there's the people who scooter in headphones...we honk to no avail, and when we finally make our way around them, we know why, the headphones. On a positive note, Jeff's peripheral vision has improved greatly as he does a wonderful job maneuvering us around town in Kunming. Here are some pics and videos of us scoot scooting :)

Chinese inventions

So China has put into practice one of the most ingenious inventions I've ever seen, the splitty pants. What are the splitty pants you ask? well, splitty pants are what most Chinese parents are using in Kunming to potty train their kids. I've gathered some photos for you to really see the ingeniousness behind the idea.




And finally, the pants in action. Basically, the parent, nanny, grandma, or ayi, holds up the child in a squatting position and allows them to get rid of all their excess waste anywhere they please. Is this really helping teach the kids how to go to the bathroom? Well, take a look in the safe or unsafe blog to find the answer :)

Safe or Unsafe

You be the judge...


Look Ma, no hands!!

If you can't clearly see it, he's peeing in the bushes.
Mmmm...dinner
Buying your feather bed from here
Pick your dinner

MiLe

Well, for our vacation Jeff and I went with our friends-Josh and Danielle- to Mile. We got to stay in a five star hotel for about 50/night. It was so nice and like a resort. Mile is known for their hot springs. There's some videos for you guys to enjoy of the place and some pictures of the hotel. Basically, the hotel is the only great thing in Mile so we played tons and tons of games and brought some food along for the trip. It was really nice and relaxing. Here are a couple videos of the hotel that we were at.
















It was so pretty and nature-y here. I was in awe that it was still China.

Apartment

So, Jeff and I are finally getting some pictures of our new place together. It's quite a challenge filling 4 bedrooms...we're not really sure what to do with all of them. We have a virtual tour for you though, ENJOY!!
This is a video for the first part of our apartment. I'll put up another video when I have the chance too. I've also put up some pictures of our new apartment too :)

Porsche

So this Saturday I got to go with Amber, Liz, and Chiang Ja to the unveiling of a new porsche car. They were hired as the dancers for the lovely event. Not only did I feel like high society, I also got to eat like a queen and get all excited about the unveiling of the NEW porsche SUV. I've put up the videos of their dance and the unveiling...plus my dream car :)
This would be my dream car











Here's the lovely dances they did, this one is the hip hop



This one is the lyrical ballet



And here's the unveiling of the new porsche SUV!!

New paths

So, maybe this blog could turn into a journal, or just a place for my ramblings. Anyways, Jeff and I got married, exciting, exciting. Here's a picture from the rehearsal dinner and then another one from the wedding. The day went by so quickly, it's hard to imagine that you put so much planning into something that seems to go by so quickly. I'm adjusting to married life as well as anyone, I suppose. Going from living on your own for awhile to with somebody else has got to be a huge change for everyone. It's quite fun and we have a great time together. We seem to constantly keep each other up at night though, it's like a continuous sleep over with your best friend. We just can't stop giggling or talking at night. This makes getting up early for our jobs a bit on the difficult side. We've also just moved to Kunming, and it might just be all of the changes at once, but I'm a bit overwhelmed at times. I miss my family and friends, like most do when they begin new paths in their life. We've found new friends here and it has been fun, a lot of new things on the horizon, but they seem to be rising nicely in the new life.