Back Online!

Hello Friends and Family,

Sorry we have been radio silent for so long. On Saturday night our time, they added cable TV to our apartment complex, but accidentally cut the internet wire, so we have been 'disconnected' to the world for the past four days. We are finally 'alive' again, though, and able to talk and e-mail and post blogs. It was weird not being connected to everyone in the states, we definitely felt like we were in a different country and culture then. It has been a pretty 'normal' week here in Nanning. The weather is a steady 60-70 degrees with an occassional cool breeze. We are beginning to teach our students some Christmas songs and different Christmas customs, like decorating Christmas trees. On Tuesday night, our National friends, Celia and Amy, came up to our apartment and we played games together which was a lot of fun. Amy put on one of our santa hats, then brought up the fake tree from her parents apartment and decorated it in our living room. It was a lot of fun playing games together and we shared some English and Chinese words while playing. Unfortunately, this morning my precious wife starting feeling a bit ill and has continued to not feel well for the whole day. She has been in bed trying to rest, but has been nauseas and vomiting most of the day. Please be 'thinking' about her and 'mentioning' her to our mutual friend whenever you think of us these next couple of days. We are blessed to have a friend here who is a doctor and he is giving good advice, but its no fun watching the one you love the most feel this way, so please be thinking about Kealy today. We love you all and we are so glad we are connected to you again. Talk to you soon.

Sincerely,
Ryan and Kealy Thorson