Friday, July 4, 2008

Happy 4th of July

This is the calmest 4th we ever have spent.

Our day started late…sleep is wonderful.

The day is filled of mostly errands, a suitcase to pack our goods (we are allowed 2 suitcases each back to the states). Our bags were overweight at the Guilin airport and they charged us , so we definitely need that extra bag. Amy took us to the largest bookstore any of us has ever been- 7 floors- only 1 small section of “international books” . Kimmie resigned to 2 Agatha Christie mystery books.
My stomach is acting up…Ali and I stayed in, Jim and Kimmie to the movies. When Kimmie got back she felt a bit uneasy stomach. The common denominator may be the water. So I felt obligated to divulge the condition of the water here. Such a bummer, we have managed interior China with no problems and here we are in a metropolitan city, and we are getting stomach issues.

Early night for all of us. Each of us snuggles in bed with our books. The trip is definitely winding down.

As I write this the morning of July 5th, you guys are probably waiting for the sun to set and begin you fireworks. It reminds me how truly lucky we are living in American and how beautiful it is.

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