Quick Update

I had the most awesome day!!! It started out rainy, and ended rainy, but the weather is so cool. The temperature must be in the 70's, and it feels great! Since this is my only full day in Beijing, I had to do most of my souvenir shopping today. Needless to say, we shopped 'til we dropped. Of course, I loved every minute of it. We went to all sorts of shops, including the Pearl Market. But, the HIGHLIGHT of my day was going to see the area where the Olympics were held. I have TOOONNNSSS of pictures, but I will have to wait until I get to Xiamen to post them. We got to see the Birdsnest, the Water Cube, the big building in the shape of the torch, and the surrounding areas. We were right up close to the Water Cube and I have lots of pics. We were there when it was getting dark, so we even got to see the cube light up and change colors. I was freaking out the whole time. After that, wee did some more shopping, got caught in a rainstorm and got all wet, went to a western restaurant named Peter's and had waffle fries and a chocolate shake, then did some more shopping...haha!! If you know me well, you know I LOVE to shop!!!!

We are heading south tomorrow. We catch a flight in the morning to go to Xiamen, where I lived for 8 months in 2004. I am excited to catch up with old friends. I should have wireless internet there so I can upload some pics. I know that you will probably have some days off next week because of the storm, so it may be a while before you read this. But, I am going to keep writing, so please keep reading. Remember you can also e-mail me!!!!!!! Be safe!

Love and miss y'all!
Ms. Moss
Chinese word for the day- Dan Chao Fan (egg fried rice...YUM!!!)- pronounced dan-like the name dan...chow-rhymes with cow....fan- like the word fan