I was still ill when it was time to go to school, I was only a few minutes late but I had a message saying 'the headmarster is angry'.So I rushed to Genius Baby to give my morning classes, with Laurie on sticker duty again. We went to meet Echo at the post office so I could send some more things home.Then we went for lunch with her at my favourite noodle place.She was still thinking of a Chinese name for Laurie but we arranged to meet again in the evening for ...

I took Laurie to get breakfast at Genius Baby.The chef was kind as always and served us both with a smile.I wasn't sure whether they would be ok with Laurie being there as I hadn't actually forewarned anybody.One thing I have discovered in China is that they don't cope too well with forward planning and it's better to just tell them what is happening as it happens, rather than ask them in advance!Lots of the teachers came into the kitchen to look at Laurie.I th...

Laurie was arriving in Liaocheng today so after work I took a taxi.As the taxi stopped at traffic lights some Chinese people opened the passenger door and started yelling at the driver!I was a bit scared but then I realised they were trying to get him to take them as well.Some taxi drivers take several customers at once to make more money.But when the girl saw I was foreign she grabbed the boy and they said sorry and closed the door. I got to the train station...

I went to Shush and Dean's apartment and took them a 'bag of randomness' which basically consisted of all the things I no longer need but are too good to throw away.This included stickers for their students, cleaning products and kitchen stuff.They seemed very pleased with everything.

I spent the evening sorting through my things and began packing my bag.I have too much stuff!I sorted things into stuff that anyone else may find useful, stuff I could post home and stuff I don't want.