Day 12 Guangzhou

Today we had our follow up medical check for the TB test planted on Saturday. Emma's was negative, thank goodness. After our appointment we traveled to the pedestrian shopping center in Guangzhou where the pearl market is. We shopped for a little while with the 3 other families from our agency. On our way home we stopped at the Trust Mart (just like Walmart) to stock up on snacks, diapers and other necessities. We walked back to our hotel and by the time we returned we all looked like we just stepped out of the shower. The humidity here is unreal. It is hard to enjoy yourself doing anything here in Guangzhou when you just walk outside and sweat like a pig. All the travelers look the same, hot and sweaty. The locals don't look hot at all. Some have pants and long sleeve shirts to cover up from the sun too. I guess they must be somewhat used to the humidity. Not me. You couldn't pay me enough to live in this climate. At least 2 showers a day is required to look or feel presentable. It is just HOT, HOT, HOT. Emma wants to be carried everywhere too, just like Lily did. The only difference is that Emma weighs 33 lbs and Lily weighed only 22 lbs. Emma sweats like crazy with the hot weather too. So, not only is it crazy hot, I have a 33lb sweat ball on my hip. She is a little ball of fire, which makes us both hotter. She becomes sweaty and slippery as we walk around. Sounds great, huh?

Tomorrow is our Consulate appointment. We have to get up super early, so off to bed now. Sorry for the sideways picture. Don't have time to fix it right now...