Ni Hao
Hello from Xizhou, China. I’ve made it to southwest China in one piece. It was a VERY long day at the airport. I arrived here on Sunday morning around 3AM. Ugh.
My little room is quite Chinese and cute. It’s actually pretty funny. I’ll try to get some pics up later. The bathroom is, uh, primitive. Sigh. This is life in rural China.
Sunday during the day I came over the the Linden Centre where Martha Aurelius promptly told me that I needed a costume and I was going to be a cowgirl for trick or treating that night. Hahaha! O-kayyy. Probably half hour and one salvaged paper bag later I had a vest, boots and a sheriff’s badge. We also walked into the village and found these stocking-type things to make braids for me and a tail for her. (She was a cat.) Good times. I will also try to get pics of this up.
It was my first day at school today. The kids are unbearably cute! We are just doing numbers and colors for the next few days. I’m teaching them little songs and motions to go with them. So fun! I just made a new little friend at the guesthouse where I am staying too. He is probably two and a half and just telling me ALL kinds of things and I listen and listen and listen and have no response. Poor guy. He probably doesn’t understand that I don’t understand a WORD he’s saying.
In news at home: Chase Allen Martin made his debut on Friday. 7lbs and I think 12oz. 21ins long. We all hope Josie is taking it well! 
More soon!