It's been a slow week in TEDA. The World Cup showed here at 2:30 am Monday morning, so watching it entailed staying up all night Sunday night. Between staying busy in the lab, proofreading another 53 page Chinglish manuscript, and attempting to catch up on some sleep, there hasn't been much to report. Taryn's mom has been in town all week, so last night, we finally ventured to one of the many Chinese massage parlors in the area for foot massages. The 3 of us had a group room with extremely comfortable chairs and we started with a hot mineral foot soak. Originally we considered getting pedicures, but after much discussion and having to call a friend to translate for us, we realized that there was only one pedicurist and thus it would take an extremely long time. Instead, we opted for a package that included a foot, arm, hand, leg and back massage... for a grand total of about $10 USD each. 3 masseuses came in and got to work. The back massage was so intense that it almost felt like it left bruises. The foot massage was the best part. The guys did not speak much english but Taryn speaks some chinese; they were all quite curious as to what 3 American women were doing in TEDA. The whole spa experience lasted for over an hour and we left feeling relaxed and refreshed. Taryn and I are already planning a return outing next week, and next time we're thinking of adding head massages.
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