My first week in China is over and I made it!!!!  First I'm going to share some photos of my apartment.  In Southern China a lot of the country doesn't have central heating or air conditioning.  In Shanghai most public places have central heating and air conditioning.  But my school and apartment don't.  We do have air conditioning and heating units in both places.

This our unit in our apartment.  Ours is new so it works great but the school unit takes a long time to cool down the room!

Next are photos of my room! I have a lot of closet space and my own bathroom!  I also have a patio attached to my bedroom!  It is really great! The desk and bed were already there!!  We do not have a dryer so we have to air dry all our clothes.

We have a small kitchen with a mini refrigerator and freezer!  But we have a stove top, toaster oven and a George Foreman/Jackie Chan grill to cook on!  We have a spacious living room and dining area.  It is in a great neighborhood that has an equal balance of local and western stores and restaurants.

Here is my roommate Ashley!!  She is from New Mexico!