a snow day for kate and duff

duff and i are back in wuhan! and we have our computers back, so prepare yourselves for photos and updates. our apartment is great, and it is nice to be back. it is amazing how much dust settled in it during the month we were gone. it is nice to be back, and it is great to see all of the same people. like our breakfast lady. i think she missed our reliable every morning business as much as we missed her food.

we were supposed to start classes today, but the office hasn't yet finalized what we are to teach or when we will teach it. as a result, we have all of this week off. i feel like a little kid with a snow day. i have been on a very definite snow-day-high for 2 days, and it will continue tomorrow when i don't have to get up for class! and it feels like christmas. today i got a 'baker's dozen' addition to my '12 days of chrismas' presents from my parents. this one was HUGE. i carried it home on my head like the indian women carry laundry and buckets. all of the presents have been fantastic, and this one was filled with every available kind of hershey's kisses. and a million other great bits. thanks, mom and dad!

okay, we are going to get started sorting through the thousands of photos we took in the last month. we will share them with you all soon.

oh, and the problem with my hotmail account has still not been fixed, so ignore any messages from KateRiker@hotmail.com. thanks.