Gratitudes Part 2

#51 - I am grateful for the closeness of students and teachers and the fact that I can have my husband's students to my home and they actually enjoy hanging out with us.

#52 - I am grateful for holidays like Women's Day and Children's Day that China has to acknowledge the value of family.

#53 - I am grateful for new play equipment in the park along the river.  They now have swings!

#54 - I am grateful for today's mom's group.  Both the company and the food was great!

#55 - I am grateful for the variety of fruits I can get here that I know will be non-existent or too expensive in the US.

#56 - I will miss lights in the stairwell that are turned on by the stomping of my foot.

#57 - I am grateful for the generosity of the nationals.  I hope I never again complain about how people who move to America need to learn the language faster.  After living as the minority for so long I now understand how hard and frustrating it is to live in a culture where you don't understand what is going on half the time.  Those of you who read this, please be considerate next time you think someone is a moron for not learning English asap.  It's hard!  I've studied Chinese constantly for 4 years and I am still nowhere near to being fluent.

#58 - I am grateful for a community of people (specifically ladies and moms) that I can call when I don't want to go somewhere alone.

#59 - I am grateful for the new subway we have that allows you to get to close places quicker.  I am so glad I got to see it all beautiful before it gets messy.

#60 - I am actually grateful for times when my hubby goes away on Fall and Spring Trips and I have some quiet all to myself.  It is hard but it is also nice to have some quiet in my evenings to catch up on so many things.