I have to admit that there are moments when I just want to get out of China and not have to deal with the day to day hassles. Every now and then it seems like the little things of China just start to annoy the heck out of me. Some of these things are: people spitting everywhere, motorcycles driving down sidewalks, people everywhere I turn, lack of lines and the need to always push... However, these annoyances do pass and then I start to like living here, but now is a time where the hassles of China are wearing on me. To deal with this, I decided to take my camera and take pictures of my normal life to remind me that things aren't that bad and that in three months when I leave these are the things I will miss. While I will love being back in San Diego, there will be things that cannot be replicated there from China.
One of my cross streets...
And my other cross street.
This is the outside of my apartment building. In case you were wondering what Jack Hut is, Jack Hut is pretty much the most awesome hole in the wall drink place ever. It is here that I can get iced coffee or boba tea or a mango smoothie for about 60 cents. And it is convenient because it is across the street from my building. My new favorite thing is to get the mango smoothie after a long run. Basically the mango smoothie is my Slurpee replacement.
An empty Jack Hut cup where iced coffee once was.
This is the bakery I buy my wheat bread from. For whatever reason the Chinese love their white bread and wheat bread is not the easiest thing to find. While it is not multigrain bread, it is not bad. I just have to make sure I get there early enough to buy it before it sells out.
Now the Lianhua is no Ralphs or Vons but it is as close to a grocery store as I can get. OK, that is a lie, but it is the only one within walking distance to my apartment. It does not have everything, but I can find just about all the essentials here to get me by.
The vegetable produce store.
And where I buy my fruit.
Just your normal street repair.
Taking a break to read the paper... who needs a coffee shop?
One of my cross streets...
And my other cross street.
This is the outside of my apartment building. In case you were wondering what Jack Hut is, Jack Hut is pretty much the most awesome hole in the wall drink place ever. It is here that I can get iced coffee or boba tea or a mango smoothie for about 60 cents. And it is convenient because it is across the street from my building. My new favorite thing is to get the mango smoothie after a long run. Basically the mango smoothie is my Slurpee replacement.
An empty Jack Hut cup where iced coffee once was.
This is the bakery I buy my wheat bread from. For whatever reason the Chinese love their white bread and wheat bread is not the easiest thing to find. While it is not multigrain bread, it is not bad. I just have to make sure I get there early enough to buy it before it sells out.
Now the Lianhua is no Ralphs or Vons but it is as close to a grocery store as I can get. OK, that is a lie, but it is the only one within walking distance to my apartment. It does not have everything, but I can find just about all the essentials here to get me by.
The vegetable produce store.
And where I buy my fruit.
Just your normal street repair.
Taking a break to read the paper... who needs a coffee shop?
1 comment:
Thanks for the visual perspective of your life in a nutshell. What a fabulous experience this has been for you. Can't wait until you come home though!
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