Scott's Apartment in China

So I finally got some photos of Scott's apartment in Wuxi! Now I can put a visual idea of things when he talks about his apartment. He said that the apartment is new and clean. Not the best of neighborhoods, as he and Sean laugh about that. They say it is okay though. When the arrived, they needed to purchase items for the apartment. They have bought a few items and will set things up more as they go along.

I got an email this morning from Scott with the subject title as "saw Maggie at church today"! Yep. He goes to a branch in Shanghai and Maggie, our niece, came over and sat down by Scott! He was very surprised! Because, even though we knew that Maggie was in China, we thought she had been in Bejing all this time~~ Last week when Scott went to the branch, Maggie had gone a small trip and wasn't there. What a small world. How fun to find family members across the globe!

The apartment is furnished by the Chinese government and had some pieces of furniture. Let's take a tour!

Here is one of the bedrooms. It came with a bed, desk, night-stand, and small dresser. Needed to buy: sheets, pillows, blankets. There was also a need to purchase towels.

Here is the kitchen. Quaint space with a bit of working room. . . . You'll notice the small frying pan on the right side of the sink. At the last minute, I gave Scott the pan and a wooden spoon to go into his suitcase. Looks like it is being used. The apartment didn't come with anything in the kitchen. Purchased: bowls, plates,silverware, dish-soap, etc. I see that they have two burners, probably a fridge on the left there, and not sure, but maybe a microwave over the stove? I'll have to ask.

This is the living space. You'll see that these guys have a sofa, TV, table and chairs, air conditioning, and there are curtains in each room.

Scott said that this is their "sun room" just off the kitchen. Provided: washing machine, which is new like everything else, and a wash sink on the side. Looks like an adventure to me!

Scott's Chinese Company

A week ago, Scott left for China to set up his new office and apartment. Scott has formed a company just outside of Shangai in the town of Wuxi. It is about an hour and a half northwest of Shanghai.

He has started a Chinese Consulting company specifically for the Chinese, but will also help foreign companies with Chinese business. This has been in the planning for over a year now and his partner is Sean. Sean was born in China, but moved to the states for school, then stayed for jobs.

The goal of this trip is to set up the apartment and the office. Basic items for the apartment like sheets, dishes, cooking ware, etc. Easier to buy those things there, than to lug them over in a suitcase! Setting up the office needs phone lines, internet, furniture I would guess. Scott hasn't sent photos of the apartment yet, but below are a couple of the business office building. It is a brand new building, so when they got there, discovered that the office isn't quite finished yet. Should take a couple of months. However, the name of their company is on the sign in the lobby. (see photo)

While Scott is in China, he will travel a couple of times to Japan for other business. I really miss him while he is gone and he will be gone for several weeks this time. He is doing a good thing and I support him in his endeavors. When I get photos of his apartment, I will post them.

Scott and Sean in the lobby .

The building looks really nice!