Ni Hao - We made it!

We're here and made it with our luggage through customs, 45 minute cab ride to our hotel last evening (Tuesday). I difinitely remcommend going to a country at some point in your life and be the absolute, no question, minority. It has nothing to do with racism (We haven't experience any directly) - but just looking around for anyone that looks like you. It is a really big city...but we are situated right across from Zhonzhan Park - mini central park. So Will and I got up at 6am (and from our perch on the 15th floor work out room) we saw people walk into the park and get into groups and do Tai Chi. It was cool. That will be a goal of ours later this week or next. It doesn't look totally foreign like we expected, but there is something "different." Some buildings are really fancy and then some are really run down - and they are right next to each other. Weather is similar to New Orleans style..mid day it will reach upper 80s, low 90s with humidity...but nothing new, right? We still don't have our digital camera yet because it is in our shipment...but we will pull out the video camera. Our plan today is to turn in our residency permit and just walk around to see what it what. Will doesn't have to be at work until Monday morning...so we have a little time to get situated. Okay...miss all of you. Take care and send me funny stories of work / like - otherwise these blogs will make Tracy a dull boy (a la "The Shining" reference).