Swimming through the humidity

I just thought that I would write a brief blog about one of the great perks about China... the humidity. It hasn't been bad up till now but now we are understanding the word "stickiness" in a different way. We have a washer here but no dryer so we put all of our clothes on hangers and hang them on chains to dry on our balcony. Sometimes this becomes a problem in wind storms. We've already lost a bathroom mat, two shirts, and a towel. We put out our clothes to dry on Friday and I think they were finally dry on Monday, that can be a good weekend. The advice that I received before coming here was that your clothes dry faster when you're wearing them then drying them outside. I believe they were speaking the truth. The humidity is so thick here that you never see the sky. I believe that is also from pollution though :) Even when we're inside our apartment, it won't be that cold and yet we can see our breath. I miss the days when my hair was straight. I tried straightening it the other day and five minutes after it was finished the curls springed back into their place. Its pretty fun to get use to. Makes you appreciate the dry air you left at home :)
So tomorrow (we think) we leave for San Ya. It is the furthest Southern city in China and it has one of the prettiest beaches ever. They describe it as "something like Hawaii" :) Its a much needed vacation thats for sure. I hope all goes well for the rest of you this weekend. I'll be home on Wednesday! Love you!