Snacks in China

We had brought some snacks for Meng from the states but, really you can get everything here. Just down the street from the hotel here we have a 7/11 and bought her noodles which she eats like crazy, and cookies and a bottle of water that she can open and close herself. These kids are fiercely independent, due to the environment of the orphanage or foster homes. 

Becky, in Beijing we took a tour of the Government silk factory which was very nice, and had alot of stuff, silk sheets and dresses and tailor made silk suits. The exchange rate is 6.80 to the dollar so things are very inexpensive. Our tour guide in Beijing also took us to a department store. But on the weekends they are so crowded.  Here in ZhengZhou we have the Lotus center and they have everything you could ever want! Its a WalMart and Target slammed together and then injected with steroids. The stores are very clean and have everything. Alot of their products say made in America!  Its kind of funny. Here is a picture of the snacks Meng was used to and they are all in the 7/11.

The noodles are the two packs with the little boy on them, then the water bottle and finger cookies and the top is thin biscuits. The Huge hit is the Honey Nut Cheerio's from the breakfast buffet in the morning. She will eat those all day long. Long story short is food is a great way to bond with the kids and they have everything here u would need. 

Now she is calling us Ma Ma and Ba Ba, pooping and cleaning are going well. She is talking in chinese to us and we repeat it back without knowing what she is saying..but it makes her laugh so that's all that matters. Every hotel has a flashlight as power can go out, and that makes a cool toy as well.