Thursday, August 14, 2008

Welcome to Jinan!

This is a little tiny post because we are soo tired! We moved in to our apartment today and then had to go out and buy a lot of stuff! Our apartment isn't quite what we've been used to over here. No 4 star styles! (I'll post a video when I get the time) It's up a dark dingy staircase on the second floor. It's a nice lounge room and a good size bedroom, but the kitchen and bathroom are very different to what we're used to! There is no oven, which isn't too bad, and gas cooker that fits the woks on them. We went out and bought a rice cooker (with a steamer) which will come in very handy I think! Oh, and Sam, we have a washing machine in our kitchen too!! But it doesn't fit in like yours...it kinda has to become a bench lol The bathroom is a little tricky, we have the shower, toilet, and basin in the space that usually would hold just the toilet. There's just about enough space for a person to squeeze under the shower head while in between the toilet and basin. We'll work it out though! I think it's like this because we are staying really close to my uni (it's about a block or two away I think) and so these apartments are for the asian teachers who teach at this campus. All the foreign teachers live at the apartments 40mins away at the campus Paul will be teaching at.

OK...that's enough! I'm going to bed!

xoxox

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Still exhausted.... or just plateauing???? Happy times making your new temporary house.... places are what you make them... maybe think of eating out, toileting out...anything out!!! Take care both of you... been following the trip... sounds awesome!

Anonymous said...

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