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Harbin, China


Now I thought I had filled out my life time supply of paperwork with the completion of the adoption this year. I was wrong. I am now living in Formville.
One book of forms must contain everyones temperature by 8am. I was instructed to not bother with my kids names and just list them as elder daughter, younger daughter, and son.

One book of forms is completely nullified by the big sign posted on our entry door.

The other one concerns our leaving the campus.
This is discouraged. My chinese teacher/students are telling me they are not allowed out. We think not allowed may soon be the situation for us. So I went to Carrefour (owned by the French) and bought everything I could carry that isn't sold at the overpriced campus store. Chris went to Walmart (support America!!!) and bought everything that you can't buy at Carrefour. We have not yet made it to RT mart (owned by the Japenese). I'm hoping we can still go tomorrow. They are the only sellers of hot chocolate and decent pasta and cheese. I have 9 packets of hot chocolate. I'm going to be pretty sad if I can't get more since we only have 1/2 bag of decaf coffee left and I can't drink the leaded coffee.
Now on top of the forms we have been handed the big blow that they have cancelled National day week for our university. We must teach during that time.
And we aren't even sick! We know we aren't because two kids have had a blood draw to prove it.
In my opinion, if they were serious about the spread of germs they would put soap in the bathrooms (along with tp) and they would have garbage service. But they are serious about the forms!


permalink written by  carseat tourist on September 17, 2009 from Harbin, China
from the travel blog: Life in Harbin as an American English Teacher
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