She spent one day trying to wipe off all the soot that seeps into the apartment from outside. Her right arm hurt afterwards, and she only got through one room.
Her friend at Beida is still seeing if he can get us into an apartment on campus, but we are grateful to have a place we can move into for now.
Getting the China visa is a huge bureaucratic hurdle, and we are still waiting for an official invitation letter to apply for the visa. Last word, is it will take at least 3 weeks for the letter. Uh, we leave for China in 41 days!
Annette was also debating about whether to bring air purifiers to China from US or getting them there. Apparently due to the demand, there is a huge markup there, but the thought of lugging two more 30lb appliances around the airports doesn't sound like a great idea either.
Annette also met with the school directors for Samuel's kindergarten and Joshua's elementary school and it seems like that will be set as well. Samuel's school day will actually be longer than Joshua, and we're a little worried the 9-5 day may be too long for him, and hope we can pick him up earlier.
Things seem to be coming to a close for us here in Boston. We are trying to see people to say goodbye and to do our favorite things one last time before we leave. This weekend, we had a great beach day at Crane Beach and ferried over to Spectacle Island for a clambake.
