Being in part of Asia makes you want to see the rest of Asia. Jon and I would love to travel to Thailand, The Phillipines, Malaysia, Japan and China. But if we never get the chance to go to China, apparently this weekend a little bit of China will be coming to us.
As one of Jon's students informed us yesterday, this weekend the yellow dust is coming. Oh no, not the yellow dust!!!! Brought in on a lovely wind all the way from the Gobi desert, Chinese sand will soon clog our lungs, give us rashes, scratch our eyes and cover our furniture in enough dust to write our names in.
This phenomenon apparently happens each March as the sand in the Gobi desert dries up and the winds blow a certain way. We haven't seen evidence of it yet but it sounds pretty cool in a "I hope I can breathe tomorrow" kind of way. :)
We have been instructed to wash our faces whenever we come in from outside and to wear masks and long sleeves. We are also supposed to avoid excessive sweating and harsh skin cleansers. I think the whole thing is kind of cool personally, how many people can say that they have been attacked by yellow dust from China?!?!?!?
When the giant clouds of yellow dust appear on the horizon I will let you know, but for now I will breathe easilly albeit perhaps for a short time!
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