Recovery

I'm finally feeling better.

Today I took it easy doing some laundry and just hanging out at the apartment. Matthew and I went out at around 4pm to go to 'Paul's Shop'. They have imported food and we thought that maybe it would be good to have some Western food as backup for when we just can't handle going out to find something. I was still pretty tired and had to keep asking Matthew to slow down. I didn't want to get to worn out. We went to Paul's and they didn't have that big a selection but it was good to see things like mac and cheese. I know you are thinking that I haven't been here that long and that I should be enjoying the local cuisine. I just have to tell you that they use soy oil in everything. I found that out from a couple in the restaurant we went to. I don't like soy oil. Not the way it smells or tastes. It just really makes things gross to me. So when I find some dishes that don't use excessive amounts of soy oil I will again eat lots of the local cuisine.

We asked how late Paul's was open (10pm) and we headed out to get some dinner before we bought the supplies. We ended up eating at the 'French Cafe'. We got a salad to share, and Matthew got a Chicken and cheese sandwich, while I had a veggie soup. It was good and didn't have any soy oil in it. We thought we might get a desert crepe but we where full by the time we were done with the food. I guess we will have to go back to try the crepes. There was a couple sitting at the table behind us and they said they pegged me as American because I was wearing my Chacos. They were very nice and suggested we look for work at a training center as they don't require contracts. I'm wondering if maybe Matthew and I will want to move to a different city or if we will want to stay in Kunming for the rest of the time we are here. Like the United States China also has a lot of variation in its food and we think we would like some of the other provinces' food better. We don't really know what we are doing yet but if there aren't any training schools in Kunming and we could find one somewhere else it might be worth moving there.

After dinner we headed back to Paul's and got a 56 Yuan box of cereal. That is about $8.50 US dollars, but I think Matthew and I are getting pretty tired of oatmeal for breakfast. On the way back to the apartment on the bus I saw some people in an apartment on about the 10 floor open their window and set off some fireworks. They didn't go up, but fell down. Luckily they exploded before they fell on the movie goers below. I thought the fireworks would have stopped by now but no they just keep going and going. And the car alarms don't seem to wear out either.