October 18th, 2008

Grrr! I'm really confused about this election. I've watched all the debates, and now I feel more confused than ever. Do I vote for the Republican whom I don't agree with on the subject of the economy but agree on Foreign Policy and hate the VP (who scares me, actually), or do I go with the Democrat, whose FP scares me but whose economic plan seems more palatable. At least I like the choice of VP. Grrr!

But enough of that. it's been an exciting past few weeks. Mr. Lei took us to Hammer Hill and Frog Rock last weekend, which was gorgeous! The fall colors were starting to emerge and it was sunny with temps in the mid-seventies. It makes me glad I'm in Chengde.

Kirk came to visit us this week and that was a lot of fun. We went to a banquet for lunch (we had no idea it was a banquet, we thought it was just a lunch), and then took Kirk to the school where he sat in on one of our classes. We wanted to introduce him to Mr. Lei, but he left before we got out of clas. We then went out to dinner at Serena's BBQ (AMAZING!) and then got dessert at the western restaraunt before heading to the KTV for some karaoke! So much fun! I can't wait for people to come visit.

We decided to go to OK Bar for Jimmy's birthday last weekend and we met some really cool people there. There was an American visiting from Pennsylvania and was travelling with his Chinese friend from Beijing. Mike Li (the Chinese guy) spoke very good English, as he apparently has relatives in Alabama. We sat and drank with them for a while, and the next time we go to Beijing we will call him to show us a good time. Exciting!