Voice of Will: Been a while

2004-09-14 - 3:51 p.m.
Wow. As you can tell I have been away for a while. Ok... 18 months isn't a while, it is a life time, or many many lifetimes if you are a tste fly. I haven't forgotten about my blog, but each time I go to get online to update it, I get side tracked.

So a quick rundown.

My father in law found out he had liver cancer in Jan 03.

He died on April 1, 2003.

We (my wife and I) both graduated with dual bachelors degrees on May 15, 2003.

My wife got her Masters degree on Aug 23, 2004 (15 months for a masters isn't bad), and we moved to CHINA on Aug 24, 2004.

So we have been in china all of 2 weeks. I am definately a stranger in a strange land. We are 14 hours ahead of where we were in Flagstaff. So when I see dates, I have to remember I actually have one more day.
Let me tell you about driving in china. Road signs, the lanes on the road, and even traffic laws are all just "suggestions." No I mean it. You have bikes, and slow moving carts on the right hand side of the road, and you pass on the left. Ok that makes sense, but people don't stick in any kind of lane. They are all over the road. I've even seen (my buss did this) a car pass another car passing another car passing a bus (on a 2 lane road) our bus was on the left most sidewalk inches away from pedestrians who were dodging inside of shops. And the way you let others know where you are is to constantly honk your horn. needless to say any trip by bus, or cab is a hair raising adrenaline rush. The new video games coming out should come here, and make Driving in china, as the next grand theft auto game. I'll have more to tell and share later.

Will