Friday, August 24, 2007

Welcome to my Crib: "Whoever said that you shoudn't pee in the shower obviously never lived in China"


I moved into my apartment Friday night August 17th, reason being that I am just telling you this now is that I haven't recieved internet access untill recently. The picture here is of my living room which overlooks a great view of a tree. I also have a couch, a coffee table, a desk, and chinese cable TV in here...
To the left is my Kitchen which if you follow the door in the picture will take you to the bathroom. On the left, the little white box is, my washing machine: you hook up one hose to a faucet in the shower and another hose drains the water into the shower then turn a few nobs add a little detergant and you have clean clothes! Then to the right is my dryer. Below is the other side of my kitchen where my water machine is, my counter as well as cleaning supplies and my stove which consists of two burners hooked up to a propane tank.


This is my 厕所 (ce suo)or bathroom. On the right is my shower and to the left is my shower floor with squatty potty. Who ever said, "You shouldn't pee in the shower" obviously never lived in China.



To the left is my Dinning room with table, chairs and fridge... And for now, no cock roaches...hopefully we can keep it that way! On the right is my bedroom...








I have been able to make a few additions to the room since these pictures were taken thanks to WALMART! I now have a rice cooker, food, Cha (tea), a coffee maker, and some other miscelaneous items...








To the left is my pantry stocked up with snacks, in the center is my updated kitchen, and on the right is my favorite Hong cha or red iced tea.


Finally, Here is my ride around Yu xi... By jumping on the back of one of these motocycles that conviently camp out right in front of the gate to the school I can get a ride to walmart for about 3 yuan, which is about 40 cents in USD.