Just this morning I went to the gigantic fabric market that is here in Jinhua with a friend that teaches English here at ZNU. She has been here a couple years with her husband so she knows this market pretty well and knows which seamstress is the best. This weekend I decided to take it easy and I am staying in Jinhua for once so I thought it was a good day to go check out this market. After a few hours of sorting through the maze of fabrics and a lot of bargaining, I came out a very happy customer. I am getting 3 pairs of pants, 2 dresses, and a blazer all tailor made with fabric I chose. The total price for all the fabric was only $36.50 and it was quality fabric. Then the cost of labor from the seamstress my friend suggested is only $87 for everything! So on May 28th I will get to pick up clothes that were tailor made for me for less than I would have paid buying a worse quality in a store. Not to mention they will all be done before my trip to Russia on the 31st. I think I am starting to fall in love with China…

P.S. My roommate Kensija just got a phone call from a university in Shanghai congratulating her on receiving the scholarship she applied to for next year. So happy for her, she will have so much fun in Shanghai.