I couldn’t sleep, worried we would miss the alarm or have a hard time flagging down a taxi. So I was up at 3:30AM. I had my alarm set for 4:40AM. Kaatje buzzed me to let me know there would be a driver vs a taxi, which eliminated a lot of worry. As I walked outside I was surprised how totally dead it was. Like Chatham dead ๐ For most of the day this street is...
Read MoreThe girls finished up around 7PM and msg’d that Kaatje had a job in Nan Jing, about 300km away. She would have to get a taxi at 5AM and get on the 6:12AM high speed train. Needless to say there was some tense moments here and decided it was best if I also came along to ensure no issues (lets face it not many emails coming in at 8PM-2AM local time). I booked my...
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Here is the intersection right outside the girls apartment
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I started the day with Kaatje SMSing me at 5:30AM. She was awake and wanted to chat. We did for a few minutes and told her to get more sleep ๐ I went to work. Called mommy and then my parents and headed out to meet the girls at 7:20AM. They had to catch the bus at 8. I stopped at the small shopping market to buy a small jar of blueberry jam and some apples for the...
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Might as well post now I’m sure once we get into the swing of things we won’t have much to post as the girls will be busy. At City Shop I picked up some bread (but they had no jam or peanut butter) but figured it would give me some bulk for the morning meal. Dinner is some fried rice and mooncakes. Freshly made and still hot, filled with what tasted like...
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