2nd day in China

Today is my first official day at work. I wish there was hot water here, I am just not good at taking cold showers nor is it fun soaking in a luke warm bathtub. Think I'll need to purchase a huge pan just to warm water up in so that I can pour boiling water in my tub. I am not able to get my floor clean yet where it doesn't cause me to have black feet when walking barefoot, even though I've washed it many times. Perhaps today at work I'll ask what the Chinese name is for a stronger cleaner and buy it to use. The school is gorgeous. Went yesterday so that I could use the Internet. It is about a 20-minute brisk walk away.

One of the techs at work yesterday said he'd help me get Internet at home. That'd be great as then I can leave my computer at home and not lug it back and forth to work. Oh, they have changed my classes, so instead of teaching 7th graders, I'll have 4 classes of 6th graders and one class of 11th graders who are in IB Math SL level. Yum, it is a great teaching schedule. They are on the block schedule where I see 3 classes a day and have a double period off. I see each class only 3 times per week as it is also a module schedule. On Mondays and Thursdays I have the last period of the day off, then two days a week I get my off period right next to lunch. Looks like a great schedule, even though all is subject to change until the first day of actual classes.

I was able to get my messages off of my cell phone yesterday using Skype so am thrilled. You can all sign up for Skype for free and get a Skype name. All people who have Skype can talk free and call each other once both are on the Internet. I highly recommend this; go to www.Skype.com to sign up. Eventually I'll be able to call out using Skype, am still figuring part of it out. Seems that my early morning hours are your late afternoon to evening hours. So that is going to be the best time to communicate by phone. However, I only have those hours available on the weekends as otherwise am working and some of those hours will be used for readings. So communication will be precious.

There is no such thing here as a fitted bottom sheet! Top sheets used as bottom sheets just don't stay tucked in! However the mattress is firm, so am not complaining. These updates will not be so many once I get into a routine and stuff becomes more normal to me here. Since am not adjusted to the time schedule, I may use this time to write each morning. Today I used it to exercise. Hope you each have a great day.
This is a local street sign.