I don't know if anyone out there remembers that old reggae song from the 80s - I barely do b/c I was only in grade school - heh - but it is HOT here. I remember reading a family's blog while we were waiting to travel and one woman said that it had reached the mid 80s here in Guangzhou and that it was so hot they almost swooned (my words) and had to go back to the hotel. I glibly mentioned that to my friends and family and said - ha - that's nothing! They should be in our hometown in August if they want to feel hot. They must be from Minnesota or someplace! Well, egg on my face. It is like a greenhouse here and 85 does not feel like the same 85 I know. The humidity is out of control and there really is something different about the way it feels. Your whole body begins to feel limp and one shower a day just doesn't seem adequate as you start to feel sweaty and icky by mid afternoon. But Jia seems to feel fine as she is used to this weather. In fact, we have to bundle her up at night so we can enjoy a bit of AC here in the room.
We have continued our busy schedules although today was a bit of a day off. Yesterday we went to the Buddhist Temple I think I've already mentioned and I've included some pictures from our excursion. The smell of incense was thick even though we were in the middle of this city of 9 million - the temples were beautiful and there was a building where there were dozens of people chanting. It was such an incredibly peaceful sound to sit under the trees listening to it. It truly swept all of the anxiety out of me. We bought a CD - I hope it has the same effect at home! There was also a 9 story pagoda that was gorgeous - T climbed it - I was going to but I didn't want to beat him to the top or anything. Grandma Barbara and I decided not to display our impressive athletic prowess to the group and make everyone feel bad. Today our guides went to the US Consulate to provide our paperwork. We had to hang around and make sure there were no questions. Luckily there were none! So we are almost there! Tomorrow we go to the US Consulate ourselves for the swearing in ceremony and we'll get Jia's US passport and Visa! Once we land in the US little Jia will be America's newest US citizen!
Thanks for all of your comments. They make me smile and feel a little closer to home. Just a few more days! Talk to you soon!
3 comments:
Jia is beautiful and we are so excited to see our newest neighbor arriving home soon. It sounds like you are having an adventure of a lifetime, enjoy every minute of it!! The Jahn Family
Wow Beth, it looks like everything is going wonderfully! Jia is absolutely beautiful!!!
I'm from our Yangxi group- thank you for posting a link to your blog for us to follow along. It's been so wonderful to see how smoothly everything's been going for you, especially as we anticipate traveling within the next 3 weeks to get our daughter too!
I'm curious if Terrell is up to posting about the orphanage visit, I know you said it was a heavy day for him, but I'd love to hear what he has to say about it.
Thanks and congratulations!
You make a beautiful family!
Just a quick note to send our love and support. Looking forward to seeing America's newest citizen.
Beth and Grandma Barb glad you did not have to show T up by climbing the steps!!
Have fun and enjoy the last couple of days!!
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