time flies

Time really does fly out here. I haven't been this busy in years... It's not just work keeping me busy, which is good, have a lot to learn and take in. But its also the social life out here that is demanding! And that is also good.
I have been out every weekend dancing but also dinners, trivia nights at the Bookworm. Not to forget massages, trips to Metro (the supermarket) and even Ikea!! I have had something to do almost every evening since I've been here. But an evening passes quickly. We stop work at 6pm usually leaving the centre at 6.30 and it takes an hour to get into Chengdu and of course an hour back. So there is no such thing as a quick trip into town. But we do have a smaller town a short trip away by Tuk-tuk where we can have lunch and buy fruits and vegetables.
Some people have asked me aswell if I actually work... seeing as I am always on about the social life I'm living at the moment, but, YES I do work and am loving it.
The language is sometimes a problem, we do work with translaters but things do get lost in translation. So we have regular get togethers just to make sure nothing is missed. Every day is different even though it is still all very new to me. You never know what will happen. The houses with bears that are now my responsibility have normally been very quiet but just to keep me on my toes the bears have decided that they will hustle things up a bit.
So its all good out in lovely China!

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