Day 04 in Baguio, Philippines

At the start of another day, me, Arbee and Jazmine get in the car ready for another day of adventuring!

Breakfast!

This is Loida's "I can't believe you ordered pizza for breakfast" look.

Panoramic scenic overlook view of  where Loida lives.

Supposedly in this picture, you can see Loida's home....

Arbee wanted to try to fly like Superman. This is right before I threw him off the edge of the cliff.

This is Arbee not wanting to walk. What a wimp.

Jeepneys are what most people use to get around. Mix between a bus and a jeep. Kind of fun.

Something you would not see in China.

Me and Arbee practicing our Hulk faces.

Um... I don't think I look very Hulky in this.

I saw these growing all over the place.

Loida's first time roller skating.

I want to ride my bicycle, I want to ride my bike

(First of all... I should mention that I am ironically listening to the song Bicycle by Queen right now with my music player being on random)

When I first got to China (and before I even got here) I debated whether or not I should purchase a nice bike. I could not decide if it would be worth my money to have a bike for only one year even though I might just ride it a handful of times. The traffic here is pretty crazy and I thought buying a bike might be the same as buying cancer. I was able to borrow a bicycle though and after riding it once, I decided that it was liberating enough to be a good investment.

The bike you see above I bought the day after my first paycheck. It cost me almost my entire paycheck. It was 1460 RMB ($230 USD). It is a 21 speed with disc brakes and SRAM gear shifters. I really don't know if it is all that great of a deal (maybe someone who knows anything about bikes can post a comment) but I have liked the bike so far.

This blog post will be a virtual ride in China with me and my bike.