The Box

There are two boxes in which I love opening. One of them is the Winter Storage Box. I love going to it each year and opening up. These 10 minutes excite me for many different reasons. Inside the box, there are clothes, hats, gloves, wool socks, underarmer (long johns), fuzzy pj's and warm clothes. So, not only do you find clothes you forgot you had, but they are nicely preserved and WARM!

Now, to most of you , this idea of warm clothes may not be very appealing to you since your house is nice heated to a temperature that is warm, you get into a car that has a very good heater to heat your car to a perfect temperature, then go into work, the store, a restaurant, or friends house where it is, again, heated nicely. Well, in China, heat is limited. The government doesn't actually allow companies (most houseing is provided by the company you work for) or schools to turn the heat on until November 15th. So until then, your fingers almost fall off when you teach and you stay bundled up in class, restaurants, and some homes. Last night, my students didnt want to sit down in class, she said it was too cold. She said "These are the hardest times, right now." But after the 15th we'll be warmer.

So now perhaps you understand the excitement of The Box.