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lil bit of home :)

Class let out around 4 and as I walked back into our room I noticed a nice new smell in the room. In China….nice and new are not normally words to describe the smells! To my surprise, there was a bouquet of pink roses and lily’s with a little note stating I was loved! Date night had officially started!
We got dressed up and ready for a night on the town. I was very excited! Jeremy was taking me to Mexican restaurant, my favorite! We took a bus to the subway and eventually found where we needed to be ☺ As we were walking to the restaurant we were surprised at all the security around us…. every corner and every street was covered with police. We then found out that we were around all the embassy’s and Joe Bi

den was visiting! That was cool!
Mexican was delicious! Not to mention so fun to hear country music and eat with a fork! The date night didn’t end there, we then walked to a TGIF and ate some cheesecake! What a treat! I felt so blessed to be able to go enjoy a night with some western comfort food and to be able to spend time with my man! The evenings are cool even chilly lately. It was great to walk around and see all the lights and have the breeze blowing your hair.
I have been adjusting well to all the new foods and environments, but it was really nice to be able to experience a little bit of home for a one night!

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