Sorry it has been a few days since our last post. We have had a fun and busy weekend and we hope the same for you. Congrats to the WOU wolves on their second victory this season! This last Thursday, we hoped on the 704 bus and rode it to Nanhu park for some relaxation and exercise. The park sits on a manmade lake in the middle of downtown Nanning and has a walking path all around the lake. Their are beautiful foilage and flowers everywhere and the walk was magnificent. We walked one half of the lake, probably one mile and the weather was fairly cool and comfortable for Nanning:
Okay, so maybe we're not walking here, but it was such a beautiful spot and I had such a beautiful girl with me that I had to prove that I was actually there and not dreaming.
There's that beautiful girl again!
Beautiful green palm trees and the city skyline behind.
We enjoyed our walk together and the good exercise as well. On Friday, we finished our classes by noon and went swimming again at the pool. We are trying to be active. We figured living in China could be the ultimate weight loss program: Walking and taking the bus everywhere, eating noodles and vegetables and a little bread for each meal, walking the equivalent of one mile of stairs a week and throw in a little extra exercise and hopefully its a healthy recipe...oh yeah, and sweating profusely all day long, that helps too. We still have our sweet tooths though, we found snickers and oreos at a Wal-Mart close by, so we will have to monitor our addiction closely.
On Saturday, we were able to visit the ancient city of Yangmei. Four of Kealy's students were kind enough to go with us and take us to this intriguing village 30 KM outside of Nanning. Check out the travel blog for pics and more info. Today we hung out and listened to the football game, cleaned the apartment and then went into town to explore. We enjoy sometimes just jumping off the bus in random places and seeing what is there. We bought a basketball and some ping pong paddles to play with here at the school because they have ping pong tables and hoops, more ways to stay active and interact with the kids. We celebrated our three week anniversary here with more high class dining at Pizza Hut and savored each bite of the warm and flavorful supreme pizza with real cheese...mmmmmmm. We even saved some for lunch tomorrow...mmmmmmmm. It is quite the treat. we also got caught in the rain again, maybe we should start carrying our umbrella, it is kind of fun though.
We can't believe we've been here for three weeks already. In some ways, its gone by fast, in others, it feels like we've been here forever. But we are continuing to adjust and are enjoying each other and each day is a new adventure. This week we are talking about families in our lesson plans. We'll keep you posted.
Sincerely,
Ryan and Kealy Thorson
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