Over the last few days, we've had really heavy rains in Tianjin. Since my days off from school are Monday and Tuesday... I didn't have to venture out much, and listening to rainstorms from the inside of a dry apartment on the 22nd floor of a building is actually really really nice. So I've loved it.
Until today, when I had to go back to work. A lot of the streets were flooded, and taxis either refused to stop and pick me up or would tell me no once they heard where I needed to go. After 45 minutes of trying to get a taxi and worried I wouldn't make it to work... I just sat myself in a taxi and refused to get back out. I just played stupid, like I couldn't understand the taxi driver telling me to get out and that he wouldn't take me to my school. Eventually, he gave up and drove me through flooded streets and standstill traffic so I made it to work on time.
Because driving was such a hassle, I had next to no kids at school, and a few classes were cancelled. The forecast says there is more rain to come, so I may be swimming to work tomorrow, if I have to go at all.
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