A Few of Our Favorite Things

Mister is writing an essay about the "convenience" of Nanjing for foreigners. Some city leaders are interested in a foreigners perspective of Nanjing, so the Flagship students get to be the experts.

Is life here convenient for us? Thinking about it made me realize I am starting to get used to things that weren't at all convenient at first.--

Like taking a bus, riding the subway, or walking wherever I go.
Like carrying groceries all the way home.
Like making sure I don't use water out of the tap.
Like oh, ya know, not being able to communicate.

After two months of living here, I would say life actually is pretty convenient--just in a different way.

In celebration of surviving for two whole months, here are some things we really like.

Most bigger supermarkets have a least 2 floors. How do you get hundreds of grocery carts up and down these floors? A moving ramp. This is one of my favorite things--a rest from grocery shopping! I kind of like the two people in the picture, too.

We've been sleeping with a little sheet so this new blanket is our new favorite thing.

1911 Yogurt: it is so delicious!! Miss A likes the drinkable kind too, but this is creamy and has real fruit in it! Woo!

Little french rolls=mmm. Meat flavored Cheetos=not so much. 

Rice cakes and birthday cake Oreos! There are some crazy flavored Oreos here (mango-orange, kiwi-strawberry...), but birthday cake are the way to go.

These eyes-my very most favorite.