Sorry this blog has been a bit neglected lately. My new apartment doesn't have any wireless :( so I've had somewhat restricted web access lately.

I feel like a list today.

You Know You've Been In China too Long When:

-You pass a skyscraper being constructed with bamboo scaffolding, and you don't even look twice.

-You've just served up something delicious but quite slippery, and you're first thought is that eating this is going to require chopsticks.

- You pass a mirror, and in your peripheral vision notice that something is odd about your face. You look again and realize that it's your western eyes.

- You watch a movie in which a character hold his face just over his bowl and shovels food in, slurping, with noodles hanging out of his mouth. It takes you several seconds to realize that this is supposed to be offensive.

-You consider going to Spain, and try to rehearse your old high school vocabulary to see if you can remember enough for the airport- but all that comes out of your mouth is Mandarin.

I've had all these experiences in the last week. I'm still a long way from being at home here, but something is happening in my head! I just hope my English sticks with me!