Papa Johns and Walmart
04.07.2008
Yesterday for the 4th of July (I had my days mixed up on the last blog) we ate at Papa Johns in this really fancy mall and went to Walmart to buy American-type supplies for camp. Papa Johns was SUPER FANCY. There was a sink in the restaurant area to be able to wash our hands without going into the bathroom. The plates were these very beautiful white square ceramic ones. There were no chopsticks so for the first time in a week I ate with a fork and knife. It was weird. Walmart didn't have very many American products. Oh, I guess they did have a special "imported section" but it was really small. We were able to get quite a few supplies for camp and we'll have to make do where we couldn't find the supply. I bought some instant Nescafe similar to what I could buy in Latin America. Nescafe really has a monopoly on coffee products around the world. I just can't drink one more sweet hot beverage for breakfast... I should do some research to see if Thailand has coffee otherwise I might have to coerce my buddy Kristin to bring over a small french press and Starbucks grounds. 
Today we are heading to the school for our last day before camp preparation. I was able to get the two rooms ready for language groups yesterday. The rooms are white with grey desks. The Chinese don't hang ANYTHING. It looked like some sort of sterile institution without the "sterile" part. We found a dead bird in the corner while moving the desks around. My first thought was, "Cover your mouths so we don't get bird flu!" I'll keep you posted on that one.
Today we'll set up customs/entry point for the kids coming. Should be a FUN HOT DAY! My running starts again on Monday as my neck should be pretty healed up by then. I'm hoping that there is a cold front that moves through.
My uniform so far on the trip has been my black skort and my "airport shirt" and a pink tank. (That comment was put in for Kristin.) Oh, the cameras were too expensive at Walmart so no pictures, yet.
Posted by venisha 16:57 Archived in China Tagged living_abroad
I will research the coffee/cold beverage situation in Thailand asap. I WILL be bringing a french press and some coffee grounds if the coffee situation is bleak in Thailand. Hang in there with the heat!
05.07.2008 by Kristinh