Wednesday, August 10, 2005

First Day in China

All I can say for the first day here in China is ....WOW!!! Since I was a little kid my father has always talked to me about China. Seeing him here was the coolest thing ever. Sandra, you would be so proud of dad. It's really like he says it is!!! When we got to the airport, I was freaking out. All these Chinese people and they all looked the same to me... I was thinking that we would never find dad in this mess. But Noemi soon found him and the Cuban in dad came out. He threw his hands in the air and gave us a loud welcome. That felt good. The whole money exchange thing is messing me up but I am getting the hang of it. I paid $4 bucks for an expresso and only $70 for a 10 course meal for 6 of us. Go figure!!! My father hooked us up with a friend of his over here and we have a personal tour guide. Our dinner was incredible. We went to Teinamein Square (sp?) at night and that was just too cool. Sandra, you should see dad here. It would make you laugh!!! He is like a pig in doo doo. The hotel is really nice and in the middle of the city. Traffic though is rough. Even at 10pm it's packed out there. From all the people on the street you can tell that there really is a billlion of us out there. By the way, I finally know what it feels like being the majority. For the first time, I know what it is like to look over a crowd. Noemi is really tired. Jet lag is beginning to set in on her so she's up in the room relaxing. Tomorrow we are going the the Great Wall. I brought some spray paint so... just kidding. There is so much to tell. Our guide almost got into a fight over a taxi, which by the way took us about 45 min. to get, and from the looks of it... he's got a little ghetto in him. We are getting along just great! My boy was about to throw down Bruce Lee style! So much to tell... We miss you all. Sandra, I read the letter and we are going to do this again.... I promise!!!