Update, also on blog

 

A brief catch up.

So as you will have guessed I made it to China. Some 15hrs of travelling is hard work when I worked out I only had 5 hrs sleep in about 30 hrs. however I met my cousin Julie and her husband Peter at the Loft youth hostle in Shenzhen around 20:30 on Monday the 1^st and later that night Sonia arrived at about 1:30am. Due to her flight being delayed.

The next day after a slow start and much disappointment at no gas stove in the hostle kitchen preventing the production of proper coffee then to make matters worse Starbucks was closed,. (perhaps a good thing as its not the best coffee in the world but I was in need of caffeine).

After wandering around the electronic district we all met up and decided it would make for an amusing afternoon to go for a quick trip around the world stopping of at the major sights along the way.

120 yuan for entry into the Window of the World theme park where you can see the skyscrapers of Manhattan, a fairly good yet scaled down version of the Eiffel Tower and a host of other tourist attractions from around the world. Some were fairly tacky but it was well worth the cover fee for the entertainment value.

The next day we said goodbye to Julie and Peter who were continuing on to Hong Kong for five nights as they continue there travels around the world. Sonia and myself in contrast relaxed and had a fairly chilled day catching up on some much needed sleep.

We now find ourselves living in a hotel and have just sorted out an apartment. However things are fairly expensive in Shenzhen. 43 square meters for 2400yuan per month.

Its a good location, fully furnished, and cheaper than stopping in a hostel so no real cause or complaints, we just wish it was cheaper.

I guess now all we need to do is find jobs, however I need to spend the next month doing a English teacher training course to get a piece of paper and hence a job and with luck Sonia will have found herself a nice job then also.

Hope everyone is enjoying themselves back home and will let you know how my birthday goes.

will also try to get some photos on the blog but as i cant get on the page yet it may take a while for the photos.