Footnotes - Random thoughts for a quiet day...

Today it is quiet and rainy. Later this afternoon we will be heading to the airport for a flight to Beijing. Many thoughts have been going through my head, not in any particular order, just thoughts.

Yellow lines and taxis ~ the yellow line in the middle of the road means nothing to a taxi driver in a hurry. A ride back to the orphanage yesterday proved that. Quite scary.

Accidents don't cause traffic jams ~ There was a crowd of people around a car and scooter yesterday as there had been a collision in the middle of the road. Cars, scooters, buses and bikes just kept going every which way to get around it. Quite scary.

Just keep going ~ When crossing the road just keep moving. The vehicles will go around you. They don't stop for pedestrians in China. Quite scary.

Horns are a necessity ~ On the roads a horn tells another driver or walker to move over I'm coming. The louder and longer the sound the more risk involved. Quite scary.
Money switching ~ It can happen anytime by anyone. At dinner one night one of the groups 100 yuan bills got switched and yesterday we got a fake coin in our change. Quite scary.

Curiosity~ Different from nine years ago when people would crowd us and ask questions. Now they look from afar and wonder about our "odd" looking family. Not quite so scary.

Two folds ~ It is considered very special to have two folds in your eyelids as one fold is very common amongst Chinese people. Our girls are very beautiful as they have two folds. Not scary at all.

Kids shopping ~ While we try to get them to buy something traditional they just want to buy toys. Fun for them, quite scary for our pocketbook.

Old and New ~ The old is being torn down all around and the new is being built just as fast. Will anceint China be forgotten? Scary to think about.

See you in Beijing!