Hiya,
If you have clicked over to the pictures (let Laura or me know if it isn't working for you) you can see that I am in Xi'an China and have been busy. I just added some captions to the Xian1 and Xian2 albums. The "Brad's China Website" is a site that I am updating that is plugged into the Brookline high school and parent network. It will be a good way to see what I am doing with the kids, academically and fun stuff. Hopefully, the students will be contributing soon. My day to day life has been punctuated by flurries of emails, tours and happily some time for me to explore by myself. I have had several small victories. I found a french press and a Starbucks that with grind coffee for me. I went to a noodle house and ordered all by myself (to be clear, I just pointed and grunted). My free time has been filled with walking around and keeping up with the reading necessary for the classes I am teaching (not a small amount, yikes!). I think I have a good handle on the streets around me. The city is massive and crowded. (I will write more on this later.) I have been able to run, which is a huge relief for several reasons.
That is all for now!
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Enjoying reading your blog you guys! I hope China is treating you well Señor Kozel. Your pics are fantastic. Keep 'em coming.
P.s. Is that smog I see in the ones of the city? Are a lot of people wearing dust masks?
I think it is a combo pollution and dust. The area is supper dry. Geographically, Xi'an has tallish mountains to the south and smaller mountains to the north. Dust flies in from the even drier North and just settles in on the city, which sits in a River Valley. Makes for a constant haze and nasty mucus. Running has not been a problem but who knows about the cumulative effect. Yikes!
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