I (Kristen) have been talking about getting a bicycle since we got here. It has been awesome to walk or take public transportation everywhere, but it would be nice to be able to hop on a bike every now and then to run errands. Knowing this, Danny surprised me with a bike for Valentine’s Day 🙂 Cute right?

So, exactly 1 month has passed since Valentine’s Day… why wouldn’t I have posted about my new bike sooner?

Because I haven’t once been able to ride it. I’m not too picky and I don’t mind that it is a used bike (I actually prefer it …less chance of getting stolen), but he bought me a bike that is broken.  As you can see from the picture, the bike needs some serious TLC.  Both tires are blown out and need to be replaced, the chain is rusted, and the seat is falling apart. He paid $80 kuai  (about $13 USD) and swears that now that we live in China, he is a handy-man and can fix it up to look brand new. The bike hasn’t moved an inch, and we still don’t even know where to get the right parts…

He has told me that a future blog post will be dedicated to me riding the “fixed” bike!