Im free from here

i am free ! goodbye changshu miserable town. i am being transferred to the shenzhen area ! south and warmer ! out of this misery. i have had pneumonia for the last 2 weeks and had to go to the hospital in wuxi for treatment. the hospital here does not see foreigners. imagine dying in this place, i almost did. my superior teacher told me to --walk 10 minutes down the street to a chinese word she texted me when i told her i was sick and needed medical care. --walk 10 minutes, it can't be any clearer than that. i don't read chinese. she says google it. isn't google illegal here? she says shes busy. im like sick lady. so it turns out the place she told me to 'walk' to in the 19* (F) weather is a hospital that is not open until next month. they are still building it. what would have happened if i did manage to find it after 'walking' there ? the next hospital down the road let me register and pay a fee only to tell me they do not see foreigners. no return of fee either. my daughters chinese friend came from wuxi so that is how all of this occurred. and she took me back to wuxi by car service since i could barely walk. and i spent the next few days being treated at the hospital there. i am not well yet, but i am  on the road i hope. i am not just some cranky person, this stuff cant be made up. there is something really wrong with people here. lets just say that trying to live with no heat in the winter nearly did me in. they just do not care. the children go to classes with no heat and keep their coats on all day. those that have coats. i taught them ''hot'' and ''cold'' so they would tell me every day they are cold. and hug me and their little bodies were like ice. i dont see it as character building or a difference of cultures. i see it totally different then they do. i dare not say what im really thinking but you all  can imagine. im sorry for the kids, because the majority of them are lovely and eager to learn but im out of here. its vacation time now. im off to my daughters to try to recover from this sickness, then im back to pack and move. they neglected to tell me the power will be off for a month here. what did they think i would do, just live with no power in the winter for a month ? and i wont mention the kitchen door just fell off (stuck in wall) so i had to climb through the window for 4 days in and out of that freezing cold room just for a cup of tea. nope. its all behind me now. im off to better days ahead. just wanted to thank those of you that extended your support to me throughout these last few months. it means a lot that you would even take the time to lend a shoulder and an encouraging word or two. i thought, these people i have never met  understand and kind of have my back. so here's to a better day. ill let you know when i know what its like to be in warmer weather. soon enough ill be complaining its too hot. the good thing is we have a couple of friends in the area im going to and i have also been there near by .. too so i wont be alone should i ever get sick again, not like here. that was scarey. not that i would have  but i just didn't expect someone to tell me well thats just too bad take care of yourself. my grandmother believed that you should treat people the way you want to be treated. i have always agreed with that thinking. i hope no one ever has to go through what i did. thanks everyone. ttyl