What have I come back to!? The humidity is nearly unbearable. The temperature yesterday was 35°C(95°F)...but it felt like 45-50°C! Relative humidity was 100%! It's just not fair to be a woman in this world, lol...the men peel off their shirts or bunch them up around their nipples, and we women are stuck wearing everything! grrr

Jet lag is so much easier to get over here than in Canada. The first day was wicked, but my second sleep was much better. I went to bed at 9pm, woke up at 2:30am, then back to sleep at 3:30am. I finally woke up at 6. The fuzzy stunned feeling is gone, wheee!

At 8am, I headed in to meet Dad in Beijing. We were to meet at Starbucks in Guomao at 9:30. The bus ride in was interesting as always. Every place I waited for buses ended up being a Kirsten gawkfest, lol! Men kept staring at me, calling to me & checking me out with huge smiles on their faces. That'll vanish when I layer up in the wintertime, lol. It's one thing I still find hard to get used to...standing out so much. I'd rather just blend in, but that'll never happen.

So Dad & I quickly ran around BJ so I could pick up another George Foreman grill (I wanted a bigger one for veggies!) and a hot plate for Mike to do some cooking...then back as fast as we could to the school. At the apartment, I dropped my packages, changed to dress clothes, grabbed an apple & headed back out in 5 minutes, yikes!

My quick change was because we had leave for Beijing again, but this time was for a job assignment. Dad & I had to interview candidates for the site manager positions for the 2008 Olympic Games. We had to assess their English skills. It was really interesting to meet with these people and get their take on what it all means to China and how they feel about sports in general. It really didn't feel like work :)

Sticky, exhausted & near death from no food, we had supper at Big Pizza...they have an all-you-can-eat buffet including tons of fruit & veggies! yum!