Weekend Woes

I was going to sit down and write to you all about my Halloween, which turned out really fun, especially in a country that doesn't celebrate this holiday. However, I will leave that post for later this week.

Instead, I will write of bad news. On Saturday night we went out for a low key evening. Unfortunately there was more drama than I could have asked for. At the bar, I got up to use the bathroom and talk to some friends and by the time I made it back, my purse had been stolen. For some reason, that night I was carrying my whole life around with me. Smart, I know. So now I am here in China, with no passport, ID, cell phone, makeup, ipod, money, credit cards, debit cards, glasses, etc. I will at some point have to travel to Beijing to get a new passport. I know I said I wanted to go there, but this isn't exactly what I was envisioning. And until I can get a new passport, I have no way of getting into my bank account as they require some form of identification before handing out its contents.

Life is supposed to be an adventure right? I'm pretty sure I've got that covered.

It makes me sad that someone could just steal my purse, and all my belongings and identity and think nothing of it. I know things like this happen all the time, but it makes you stop and think once it happens to you. Whoever stole my stuff probably has not even given it a second thought as they spend my money and toss the rest of my life aside. As for me, I must have to deal with all of this for the next several weeks. There are people that do a lot worse stuff than steal a girl's purse out of a bar, but it's just hard to wrap my head around that people could be so mean to one another without hardly batting an eye.