Happy New Year (Chinese, that is)

Alright, I am going to try to come back to blogging now that I have a way to get access again to blogger and facebook. I will post some more about my winter travels soon in the next few days but as it is Chinese new year, I thought I would make this first one back in a few months for that.

This is the first year I have actually been in China for the night of Chinese New Year. I got together with some teammates and we hung out as the fireworks started. Here is a video and some pictures of the fireworks just outside my friends' window. It was pretty intense and there are still fireworks going off here and there throughout the city and will be for the next week or so.

a little before midnight before it got real crazy. My other videos of it more crazy wouldn't upload so maybe later I'll try again.

Walking around looking at fireworks well after bedtime. Way too loud and exciting to sleep!

taking pictures outside-it was really cold hanging out of hte windows!!