I am here.

I will start off with a post summing up what I have been doing since I got here.

As most of you know I made it to my job in Beijing and have been getting settled in to the school, preparing lesson plans and what-not.

I went and got my government issued physical on Tuesday. It involved a blood test, ultrasound, chest x-ray, ECG, vision test, blood pressure, height, weight, and some other tests. Good news is I was deemed physically fit enough to be in China. With that out of the way, I can apply for permanent resident status; hopefully soon.

Two days ago I signed on an apartment. I will be sharing a 90 square meter (almost 1000 square feet) apartment with a fellow teacher, Allessio. He is an interesting guy who was born in Rome and then spent his life bouncing between Rome and New York. The place is about 3/4 of a mile from the school and a 1/4 mile the nearest grocery store (Wu Mart).

OK, I need to get focused and finish up the syllabus so that will be it for now.