Arrived and Settling In

We are here! Sometimes I still say to Scott "We're in China!" It's hard to believe sometimes. For example, we were on the Great Wall this morning! How incredible is that?! Unfortunately it was foggy so we didn't have the greatest view, but it was pretty neat. Our principal took us and 3 other new teachers. The place was pretty busy, with people on the sidewalk shouting at you "Coke, Water, Beer." hehe, I can't imagine drinking a beer to quench your thirst and then climbing on the wall. We took a ski lift up and spent at least an hour walking around. The section where we were, Mutianyu, goes up and down on the mountain side, and some of the stairs are very steep. It's quite exhausting, but worth the view. Lots of people on the wall too. Going down off the mountain was the most exciting part! they have these little tobaggon sleds on this steel track, about 1600 metres long, and you zip down. It's so fun! Until you meet up with the people in front of you who are going too slow! It was a fun trip.

Yesterday we signed a lease with our landlord, paid the deposit and 3 months rent. We're really excited to move in. It should be ready on Monday. We'll post pictures once we're moved in. This is it for today. Scott didn't want to start a blog, but I did. Maybe he'll post here, maybe not. "Probably not, check my facebook" he says. We'll see how this goes.

Goodbye for now from the other side of the world!