Rob arrives at last....

A very busy week at school kept me from getting too carried away counting down the hours till Rob finally arrived in China. On Monday night, the international staff were invited to a special dinner to celebrate the opening of the Wuxi International Education forum. Here, we spent most

of the time out of our seats being introduced to government officials and responding to 'gambei!' (scull that wine!). Friday bought around school camp time......a very different experience to the MLC Banksia adventures! Not a lot of sleep was had on Friday night, mainly because we were all so excited - the kids because they were sleeping in tents with their friends and me because I would get to see Rob in the morning time. We all awoke in the morning to the sound of the construction site next door - not quite the same as the sounds of nature in Australia.

Rob enjoying his first massage in Wuxi - he was a little sceptical about letting someone near his feet!

After farewelling the kids, I could finally get on the train to Shanghai to meet Rob. What a strange experience it was walking into the hostel and seeing my baby bro here! We spent the day wandering around Nanjing Road and The Bund before jumping on the train back to Wuxi for the 'real' Chinese experience! It is so amusing to see Rob clutching at the seat in the taxi as he panics about the traffic! Something that I have gotten quite used to now. On Saturday night, a group of us took Rob out for teppanyaki and then to the bar street where we were lucky enough to see some sort of 'Wuxi Idol' competition happening.

Chang Jiang Lu - the street I live on. They love the neon lights here!

Sunday was a fairly lazy day, DVDs and a wander through the streets of Wuxi. We ended the weekend with a lovely meal at a new Japanese restaurant and introduced Rob to the wonders of foot massage. Despite his initial scepticism, he enjoyed it - full body massages next time! We have a 4 day week now and then Rob and I head to Beijing to 'do' the Great Wall!

At the opening dinner for the Wuxi International Education Forum - tasting a 'hundred year old egg' for the first time, a little strange!