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To do list: get apartment, get work visa etc

Time is flying by so quickly it is difficult to know where to start this entry!! My work visa came through and we went ahead with the seaside apartment that was shown on my last entry. It was quite an achievement, I think, to manage to agree and sign the 6 month contract for the apartment - or at least I think that is what I signed as it was all in Chinese. The landlord asked me in Mandarin if I would be going home at Christmas to see my children and I jokingly said 'no, because you have taken all my money'. Mr Lin has quite a sense of humour and appreciated the joke. Mark and I moved in immediately and over the next few days we made our mark on the place in terms of cleaning and tidying. Every morning when I wake up I am amazed at the views of the sea from every window. The only downside is that because it is a river delta the colour is frequently brown (because of the silt) and unfortunately, litter floats in with the high tide!