No News is Good News!

Yeah! Our paperwork went fine and we didn't have to make any more corrections. It has been another very busy day complete with a Pizza Hut pizza for dinner. We also took a river cruise on the Pearl River that runs through Guangzhou. It was fascinating to get a larger perspective on the city - Seattle is about 2-3 million people and Guangzhou is about 7-8 million. The skyscrapers and huge apartment buildings seemed to stretch on forever. It was also interesting to see how clean and modern everything looked from the water - with all of the lights it was very beautiful. However I know from traveling many of those same streets that many of those places are very dirty with poverty tucked into corners all around. It was a thought provoking difference in view-point. It's very late here so I have to go but will try to post more fully tomorrow. Our final consulate appointment is 11:30am Guangzhou time - 10:30pm US eastern time. The last step is in view! --Angie

PS For those of you who are wondering - the pizza was pretty good although it doesn't taste exactly the same as at home. Another interesting point - the Chinese still have all of their Christmas decorations up - although they are not everywhere - western style businesses especially are still decorated. The workers tonight at Pizza Hut were all wearing reindeer antlers on their heads! That is truly dedication to your job! :)