"Today I tried new route to work, getting off at a different stop on the line to get to the gym. It took about the same amount of time as the old route today, I'll have to try it a couple of times to see which is best. Today it took me about 10 minutes to walk to the station from the apartment, then about 15 minutes on the train, then 25 minutes walking to get to the gym. After the gym, I start my morning commute to work. Commuting takes a lot of my time."
He spent the day minutely comparing samples to the plans, then working with the Intern to check that the translations of the sample requests were a reliable translation of the original English into the language of the city. He also learned from his uncle how to write a proper work report and to keep a log of jobs he receives. He finished up the day tagging samples and knocked off about 10:30pm. Thankfully, the driver took him home tonight so he got home for dinner by 11.
Dinner tonight was brought by Grandfather (actually his uncle's father in law) from the Ai - it was half a melon (thank you, Grandfather!), boiled bird's eggs that were about 1 1/2 inch long, beef pieces (or pork maybe) that was very fatty, pan-fried beet, part of a chicken leg and chicken soup.
"I pass this wonderful fruit stand on the way to work, but don't want to carry the fruit all day, then it's closed by the time I head home. They have great looking fruits: cantaloupe, green and yellow kiwi, mangosteen, lychees, a giant 9" green fruit that looks like citrus, all sorts of fruits - more than you can imagine. I really want a pineapple, but who wants to carry one all day? They are kind of prickly! I have thought about just being a decadent hedonist: buy it, whack the top off, eat the core and chuck it in the gutter with all the rest, but I have too many inhibitions to do that. :-)"
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"It feels like six months since I was there at home working on my projects. It's just a whole different lifestyle and environment, but I am starting to feel at home in this city. I can imagine living here for parts of the year. It would be fascinating to live here for several months every few years." We talked about the possibility of having a house that would hold two families at a pinch and he and his brothers rotating in and out of the country. Great!
For breakfast though, he said he needed comfort food: went to McDonald's and got two sausage mcmuffins with egg and strawberry milkshake Comfort food! Very wonderful and the milkshake only cost about a dollar. Total cost about $3.50
His favorite drinks there are strawberry milkshakes and a lot of fantastic orange juice. Seriously, the orange juice they have there is like a whole different animal. All of it tastes fresh-squeezed and is wonderful. We're being gypped!
Dear Number One Son is homesick in a small way, but he assures us it is not debilitating!
Our report of the adventures of our homeschool high schooler working and living in Asia this summer, We are using psuedonyms although many of you will know who we are, because his host country is not free and we do not wish to endanger those he is working and living with. Please feel free to comment and sign your name, just do not use our names.
