02 March 2009
28 February 2009
Just Arrived...
...in China. Arriving at 11pm on a Sunday, my friend met me and we took a taxi to her house where we had to lug my bags up to the 6th floor. The next day I moved to my own place, so we lugged them again up 5 floors.
I was so out of breath, but later realized I'm even out of breath without the heavy bags--which I suppose is normal for being suddenly transported to an altitude of 6000 feet. They say you'll accimatize 95% in the first 6 weeks, but 100% takes up to 6 months!
The apartment complex I'm staying at for now. The nearest tall grey building ("Good World, building D") is where the new design office will be. Just a 5-minute walk from here.
My language school is also only a 5-minute walk! It's a good location.
Here you see how tea is often served... with the whole leaves sitting in the cup! Since they're whole (higher quality!), you don't need a tea bag.
And finally, similar to Thailand, I guess folks here will carry just about anything on a motorbike! (It's a one-seater couch.)
I was so out of breath, but later realized I'm even out of breath without the heavy bags--which I suppose is normal for being suddenly transported to an altitude of 6000 feet. They say you'll accimatize 95% in the first 6 weeks, but 100% takes up to 6 months!
The apartment complex I'm staying at for now. The nearest tall grey building ("Good World, building D") is where the new design office will be. Just a 5-minute walk from here.
My language school is also only a 5-minute walk! It's a good location.
Here you see how tea is often served... with the whole leaves sitting in the cup! Since they're whole (higher quality!), you don't need a tea bag.
And finally, similar to Thailand, I guess folks here will carry just about anything on a motorbike! (It's a one-seater couch.)
07 February 2009
Probably the Best Haircut I've Ever Had
Styled straight by the professional:
...or allowed to air-dry by me:
...or allowed to air-dry by me:
03 February 2009
29 January 2009
Snow Cream!
I took advantage of the abundance of snow the other day to make Snow Cream, from my Granny's recipe!
Since it was just two of us, I went for a half recipe.
I mixed together:
1 egg (first beat white, then add beaten yolk)
1/2 c sugar
1.5 T flour
1/2 small can evaporated milk
1 t vanilla
small can crushed pineapple
Then I brought in a dishpan full of the fresh snow (fresh is key--it doesn't work if it's old or icy).
I started stirring this snow into the above mixture, kind of fast to avoid meltage:
When the mixture can't "take" any more snow, you're done! I ate 4 bowls of it (drizzling some of the extra evaporated milk on top) and shivered for the next couple of hours--it's a lot colder than ice cream! Yummy, though.
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Since it was just two of us, I went for a half recipe.
I mixed together:
1 egg (first beat white, then add beaten yolk)
1/2 c sugar
1.5 T flour
1/2 small can evaporated milk
1 t vanilla
small can crushed pineapple
Then I brought in a dishpan full of the fresh snow (fresh is key--it doesn't work if it's old or icy).
I started stirring this snow into the above mixture, kind of fast to avoid meltage:
When the mixture can't "take" any more snow, you're done! I ate 4 bowls of it (drizzling some of the extra evaporated milk on top) and shivered for the next couple of hours--it's a lot colder than ice cream! Yummy, though.
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