1. Always carry toilet paper. If you don't have your own TP, you'll be dripping dry (or worse!). There's rarely rarely ever TP in the bathrooms.
2. Buy a Go Girl. It was the best $9.95 I have spent in my entire life. China has these "lovely" devices we call squatty potties.
Ugh.
You either squat to potty or you use the oh-so-wonderful Go Girl. This handy dandy device allows us girlies to potty in the squatty without having to squat!
Best. Invention. Ever.
3. Handicapped Stalls. If you failed to purchase a Go Girl before leaving for China, handicapped stalls are a must. If there's a handicapped stall, it's probably a western toilet! (That's the best kept China potty secret.)
4. Practice with chopsticks. We went out to dinner my first night in China. They had tons of food for us (including rice, of course). I was staaarrrrving so when I sat down I was ready to dig in. And then they handed me a pair of chopsticks. Uh oh. Needless to say, I was still hungry when dinner was over. Before you come to China, practice eating with chopsticks before you come!
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| This was breakfast. |
5. Prepare for paparazzi. At least if you're not in a main hub city. In the northwestern part of the country, Westerners are quite the spectacle. If you're opposed to having your picture taken with complete strangers, people bringing you their babies to talk to or lots of fingers pointing at you, don't go to China. Especially if you have blond hair and blue eyes. Whew!
6. Watch the road! You know the rule in America that says pedestrians have the right of way? Yeah. That doesn't apply in China. And the drivers are crazy!
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| This is the calmest I ever saw China traffic. No one was trying to cut us off! |
7. Get on your knees and stay there. The power of prayer and serving the Almighty God was not only how we survived but how we were able to thrive. We prayed for anointing and favor.....and that's exactly what the Lord delivered.
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