Our Corner of the World

Sorry for the delay in posting photos and details of our life in China. We've been here for 10 days now and are starting to learn our way around. It has helped Kevin and I so much that we lived in northeast China from 2001-2003 so we're not completely clueless about how to go about things -- however there have been many, many changes since we left. I'll start with a tour of our immediate surroundings.

Here are two views of the street outside the gate to our apartment complex:

 The entrance to the apartment complex is between the green restaurant with the white flowers and the building with the columns :

Here is the door to our apartment building:

We are on the 5th floor of the 6-story building. Many people who live in this complex have cars, and there are quite a few parking spaces around the building plus garages along the ground floor. For now, we are thankful to not have to worry about driving and are very content to walk or take taxis. (We haven't learned the bus or subway routes yet.)

Today I visited three preschools within walking distance from our apartment. Molly is excited to start school here, and we know it will be a great way for our kids to learn Chinese. I'll have more details about preschool coming soon, plus pictures of our apartment. Stay tuned!
~Dayna