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February 26, 2006
Better late than never
I’ve lived here for two years and have finally figured out how to dress for the weather.
It’s a pity, really, realizing that all those hours of shivering, in the classroom, walking down the street, in restaurants eating dinner, were not necessary.
It’s also a relief to know that my students are not always freezing, since they’ve known the secret for years.
And it’s silly that it took me so long. After all, Chinese people have been telling me for the past two years that I needed to wear more clothes in the winter.
Yesterday I finally broke down and bought a down jacket that I can wear under my peacoat. It was on sale for 79 yuan, or about $10, and is a nice plum color – the same as my new cell phone. I had no idea a layer of down would make such a difference; I assumed adding layers of long underwear would do the trick. I wish I had had this jacket when we went to visit Melody in Xi’an for Chinese New Year last year. Or last December when I was giving finals to my students with numb fingers and toes.
I’m delighted to be back in China after two months’ vacation in the U.S., and doubly happy knowing that I won’t be turned into an icicle by the windy, humid Zhenjiang cold.
| By huzzlecoo | 06:13 PM
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so better late than never on my commenting, right? you said "it's a pity" ;) teeheehee!
Posted by: Jamie Gadberry at March 16, 2006 05:33 PM
