Looking forward to Better weather

The weather through the winter has in parts been very cold but overall not too bad if you are dressed correctly IE to the uneducated involves wearing layers of clothes the most I came across was some one with 7 layers of clothes which makes everyone look larger than they actually are.
I survived the winter with 2 plus a big down jacket gloves and a hat but have to say that next winter may purchase some long thick underwear as suggested by my Chinese colleagues.Another thing which struck me as slightly bizarre I lost half the hairs on my legs in the winter ok if you want to be more streamline for swimming but I would have looked strange with half a hairy leg and half hairless no sign of root nothing so next year will try the thick Long johns see if that works.
The weather is starting to warm up slightly and is certainly getting nicer and the daylight hours are creeping longer each day.

I arrived here in September and thought it was warm so not sure what I will make of Summer in Wuhu but no doubt it will be hot apparently it can reach 40 deg c so I think shorts and loose tee shirt with light shoes and no socks not sure if that fits in with office dress code.And not convinced normally at that sort of temperature I'm in and out of swimming pool to cool down not an option here when I have to work,but maybes the afternoon and evening hours will be better may be cooler and more bearable.

Any way no doubt I can spend ages on the blog moaning about how hot it is through the summer still need to get some more weight off so with the bike and the heat maybe i will lose more weight which is one of the really positive parts of my time in china eating better and losing some weight.

Wuhu Rain and more Rain

I put the picture from Nanjing of the Temple as it makes me feel good to see such beauty all around me as I discover China.
As we have just celebrated Spring festival I naively thought that meant the weather would get better IE warmer how wrong its now rained for 10 days and is forecast for a few more.
The downside is that I cant use the bike so have to resort to taxis again however spurred on by Luca I now have Chinese lessons 4 mornings Monday to Thursday I am making progress but its slow and I can now order food and get taxi home without using the address written down.
Small progress but nice to be able to do some basic things without feeling so useless.This time i am more determined to keep going with this and try to hold a basic conversation soon.
Anyway the rain is not good for getting around or walking so hope it stops soon cannot believe soon we will have hot weather right through till November, I found September to be warm enough so not sure what i will make of June July and August glad Ive lost some weight otherwise it may have been too hot.The main picture is me in November still in short sleeve shirt at the stadium in Wuhu don't think i would be doing that in the UK.
Anyway regardless of the weather it has been a good few weeks some more Westerners have shown up in Wuhu most working for Aston Language centre or attending the University to study Chinese a good bunch who all seem nice so a welcome addition to the numbers of foreigners in Wuhu.