the 801.

I have recently received inquiries about what our living quarters look like, and although I took these photos the first day we moved in, I have simply neglected to post them. Please enjoy how clean our room looks, as it is no longer in such pristine condition (however, we are not even close to having the dirtiest room here). Also, we think the cleaning ladies have stopped mopping our room... perhaps they don't like when they come in to empty the trash at 10am and we are all still in bed.

Please enjoy this tour of our humble abode at Communications University of China.

This is the entry to our room, on the left you will find our combination bathroom/laundry room (handwash only, of course). Notice the shower/toilet combination. This makes for great multitasking, and minimizes the need to wash the bathroom floor since you basically flood the whole place when you take a shower. It is important to not leave the roll of toilet paper in the "showering area" or you will have a sad soggy mess.

Starting from the left, and working our way around the room, allow me to show your our beds. This is the nicest they have ever looked... except every Monday when the cleaning ladies come and change our sheets. The only problem with is that usually we are (once again) still in bed when they come to do this. We're not bums, promise. You will also notice a strange box between the beds. This is actually a master control switchbox with switches for all lights and outlets in the room. Convenient.
Megan's desk and the window.

My desk, the TV we have turned on I think once and our water jug. There are a couple drawers under the TV, and each bed has two underneath. Perfect for when you actually do laundry and have clean clothes to put away.

But wait, before you go, check out the view from the window. The track and athletic areas are all right outside our window. It's great for listening to the guy who sings Chinese opera while he jogs every morning. No joke, the physical activity of this culture is something to see. I'll see if I can't creep on some people during their morning workouts and give you some insight as to what we get to enjoy every single day.

It's no penthouse, but we call it home. And with a Western toilet, a/c and fresh sheet Mondays, how could I complain?