This afternoon, Jessie, Maddie and I took my our electric scooter to run errands and check out the festivities of the New Year. Speedily driving to “China Unicom”, we payed for our phone bill, then we grabbed two Mango bubble teas on the way back. Our original mission, was to buy butter for Mom to make some of her exceptional granola bars, however, the DIY (do it yourself) store was out of stock! Thankfully having a back up plan, we rushed over to the “Good Friend’s Store,” an import store in our neighborhood. I love this time of the year, first of all because everyone, all of our Chinese neighbors, are bustling around much like us during Christmas time. Buying fruit, decorations and fireworks, we see people all over the place carrying large red bags and boxes. Its very interesting that, like Christmas, the color red is the mark of the season. Every day I am learning more and more about this culture around me… its so different yet I have learned to love it.