Trying the writing thing while I have internet

I am writing this super fast cause I finally got a little Internet service in the apartment so bear with me. I will write more later but this is the quick update. So our "Agent" Owen Buckland came up to our school to bitch out our FAO (foreign affairs officer) for the piece of shit job he is doing and the horrible condition of our apartment this week. It was hilarious. We used to call our FAO "dipshit" now we call him "smarmy weasel". We are such nice Americans. So they have a week to fix our place or we are out of here. We really don't want to leave cause we like the city, the students, and the other foreign teachers here but at the same time I really want to chap their asses and walk out on them. I am my mother's daughter, Sorry Mom.

Other than that we have been having a really good time. Eating and drink tons, getting together with the other foreign teachers and my "Chinese boyfriend" Cobra. He worked for Buckland and is from this city so he has taken us out since he has been back in town. Had my first KTV experience which is karaoke. It's way different though cause you rent/get a private room for just your party and sing to each other. It was fun. Not a wide selection of American music but it was entertaining.

I am having my first bout of sickness. My stomach has been cramping for two days and I have been to the bathroom frequently. Hopefully it will settle itself out in a day or two. Otherwise I get to go the 1940's style hospital where the doctors will blow cigarette smoke in my face and give me shots of who knows what.

We are leaving to go back to Yangshuo tomorrow to get our passports back. Then we are travelling to Xian to meet up with other teachers for our first vacation. Hopefully all goes well. We really procrastinated on getting our plans together but whatever we are leaving here which is all that matters.

I will put up more pictures and tell more stories when we get back and hopefully have Internet. There are some interesting one like I ate a deep fried baby bird and some pigs throat. Yum yum who wants to come to China.

Love and miss you all like crazy. Talk to you soon.

Final Days in Yangshuo, Moon Hill, My apartment

West Street where all the tourist go.




KFC baby

West Street

Love this resturant. It's decorated with Jack Daniels bottles. And they have good food!

Buckland Group building in Yangshuo

Our mascot named English Only

Temple on top of a hill in Yangshuo. Haven't walked up there yet.

Travel to Moon Hill in our tut tut.

This is the tut tut. No seat belts. No doors. Lots of prayer!!!

Moon Hill Restaurant

Loove Bar in Yangshuo for our last night

This is the beer we have been drinking

Becky, Christina, and I

Everyone

View from Minnie Mao's restaurant on West Street

My Apartment. We were finally able to make food our 3rd night here. Yum, rice and veggies!

My Bedroom

Kitchen

Washing machine and bathroom sink which are in the kitchen

Western style toilet (Thank God!) and the shower

Door to the second floor where we are living

Hallway on second floor. The setup of this is really weird.

Living room

Clothes lines inside the building?!?!?!

The school

Classroom which are ten feet from the apartment and can see into apartment if the blinds aren't closed

Track behind the apartment

These are the windows into the room and I'm standing in the hallway. I don't understand.

This is from in the living room looking into the hallway

More pictures of the school

Office area on 1st floor of the apartment

Track behind building

Waiting area?????

Stairs

1st floor hallway

Door to outside