Dear Lara,
I'm having a fantastic time. This is easily the best vacation l've ever had. think China is in most interesting country in the world, and I'm definitely having more fun here than I would be having at home in the USA!
The last two weeks have been amazing because it is the Chinese New Year. New Year is a bigger and more important holiday here than at home. I didn't know that New Year in China isn't the same time as ours. This might sound odd, but it isn't even on the same ddate every year. Did you know that New Year in China starts with the first new moon of the new year, and it ends on the day of full moon fifteen days later? I was a bit confused by all this, but Mrs. Lee explained that the Chinese calendar is based on the movements of the moon and the sun, so their New Year must fit in with this.