Cat? Rats? Termites? What is it?

I just had to post this funny moment from our trip....

The Setting:
We were staying in a hostel in Lijiang, K, Rach and I all sharing a little room

The First Night:
K had mentioned that she hadn't slept very much... but didn't really mention why...

The Second Night:
I roll over in the dark and scrambled to find my little flashlight... I knew I heard something... but what was it??

I was half asleep and so tired... but I can't seem to sleep over the loud mysterious sound that was coming from above my head behind the wall. I turned on my flash light and shined it on the wooden frame In the midst of this, I happened to wake up K.

The Conversation:
K: "What are you doing Stacy?"
Me: "I can't sleep. There is something behind this wall making sounds... I'm trying to figure out what it is."
K: "Don't worry about it, just go back to sleep."
Me: "But its driving me crazy... I think it might be termites. I'm scared of termites... I just have this image that they're going to eat through the wall and land on my bed..." :)

Remind you... its 3am)

K: "I don't think its termites... just don't worry about it."
Me: "What do you think it is?"
K: "Don't worry about it... just go back to sleep."
Me: "You know what it is!" I gasped.
K: "Uh... we'll I don't think its termites... I think its bigger than that... its moving..."
Me: "Think it could be a SNAKE!" I took a deep breath and waited for her response..
K: "No... but I think it has legs... "

Remind you... Its 3am, K and I are playing the guessing game of whats moving behind the wall thats above my head.... with me sitting up in bed with my little flashlight still shining on the wall trying to figure out what it was


Me: "You know... don't you..."
K: "I think it might be rats..."
S: "Oh... just rats. They don't bother me... they are like the little mice my friends had growing up, they won't bother us. I'll go back to sleep."

I rolled over in bed to the sounds of the scratching (which was coming from above my head) and fell back to sleep. K was in shock that it didn't even phase me that there were rats in the walls.

Also keep in mind... there was a huge hole above your shower in our room... where we knew some creatures might be.

Such a fun trip and great experiences!!