Happy Fourth of July!!

I looked at the screen that was alerting me to a new message.

Hannah ~ Happy Independent Day~

followed by a second message five minutes later

sorry... it's Independence Day.

I looked at the calendar; yep, it is indeed July 4.  In a country that sets off firecrackers every day (really, just ask my mother... she's been here a short enough time that she still notices the sound!), somehow I hadn't thought much about the biggest day of fireworks in America.

What I find a little interesting is that I've been in at least 5 very different locations for the fourth of July so far in my life.

Indiana PA

Beaver Falls/Beaver PA

Orlando Florida

Stillwater Oklahoma

and now...

Changchun, China

^_^