Upward

liuyang long and xuxin

me and liuyanglong

me and xuxin

They have that cartoon, you know, called "Up."  Its about that old man and little boy who float off to South America in a house held up by helium balloons.  Its time for me to move up again.  And I feel little sad about it.

I have lived in China now for about two months.  I've moved only once; I moved from the Hostel to the family I have been staying with.  Their names?  I think I already introduced them: 刘杨龙 and 徐欣。They are my friends now and I will miss them.  I will miss them because when you are in a foreign place, a place where the culture is a little weird, the language is hard, and the food is just strange, then you grasp on to your friends.  They have been there for me here in China--cooking me dinner, teaching me new words, and laughing at my pronunciation.  I taught them how to play California Speed, and they taught me how to play Chinese Chess.  I taught them how to make hamburgers,and they taught me how to make Ramen Noddles....Chinese style.  I taught them about real cowboys, and they taught me how to say jokes in Chinese.  I showed them that Americans can be courteous and open, and they showed me that Chinese people can be the kindest people in the world.  So I will miss them, and move upward.  The world is full of people like this, the whole----GIANT-----world.

Next stop:  Shanghai.