Wow, that's really cold! And, as people keep pointing out to me, I should know about cold.. Strange priorities indeed. I guess you can get used to cold, but still.

Awesome. Have you been studying Chinese for long?

Yeah, neither of us have been to either, or the Middle East at all, so we're really excited! We're thinking about traveling to Egypt by land, going through Syria and Jordan and (possibly) Israel. It would take a couple of days, but it would be so worth it! : D