Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Noises at Night

I just thought I would write a quick blog to let you know what the night life is like here. Right when the sun goes down the bugs come out so you have to make sure that any skin that you don't want bitten is completely covered. Raychel and I sleep in one of those bug tents but it doesn't really help much when the bugs are trapped inside with you. They have quite a feast those nights! Usually the nights are hot so we have to keep the window open letting the air, but also the noises in. China is not a quiet city. Mostly all you hear is cars honking but lately we've had to deal with cats. Yeah thats right cats. They sit outside our apartment and scream at each other for hours. The sound isn't exactly like waking up to birds singing. Keegan was wondering ways today on how to kill them (don't worry.... I'm pretty sure that plan is a no-go). The absolute worse sound to wake up to is probably people though. Chinese is kinda a harsh language anyway so to wake up to someone yelling in the middle of the night can be a terrifying thing. Especially when you have no idea what they are yelling :) I like the experience of living here but I've redefined what a "good night sleep" is.