Friday night the school had a harvest party – complete with costumes, a scavenger hunt (all in English!), and a cake for all the October birthdays!
Just below are Daniel and Byron. Daniel (the gangsta) is the one I’m replacing and Byron (the “lovely” Hawaiian lady) is my boss. The students had a great time. I [...]
Archive for October, 2007
harvest party.
Posted in Uncategorized on October 29, 2007 | 2 Comments »
bridges and babies.
Posted in Uncategorized on October 28, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Just as my morning commute was starting to get easier, THIS is what happened to the bridge!
They are reconstructing the main bridge between my apartment and work, so now the entire intersection has been demolished, save the little footbridge above. The first morning of construction, they set off a TON of fireworks – this is to [...]
snapshots of home.
Posted in Uncategorized on October 21, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Ladies and gents, allow me to introduce you to my new bike! This is the Cadillac of bicycles in the village, let me tell you. I keep him locked up tight at night. I’m sure we’ll have many adventures together.
This is an example of the type of groceries you can get at a more “western” [...]
no place like home.
Posted in Uncategorized on October 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I finally learned how to link photos to my blog! Hooray!
In about half an hour, I’m heading into the village of Qingyundian (my new hometown). I’ll try to take some pictures – since I’m such a pro at loading up photos now! Most of you have already seen the pictures below, but I thought I’d [...]
china girl.
Posted in Uncategorized on October 16, 2007 | 5 Comments »
It’s true – I’m here! I arrived on Saturday afternoon and have been getting myself settled ever since. This is the time when I really (REALLY) need to figure out how to post pictures. Any description of my apartment just won’t do it justice.
But let me tell you this one short story. My apartment has [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on October 5, 2007 | 4 Comments »
“The only courage that matters is the kind that gets you from one moment to the next.”
Mignon McLaughlin
Its’s official.
My Chinese visa arrived this morning!!
confessions.
Posted in Uncategorized on October 1, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Apparently, you can think you know a person really well…until you help them move.
Or so I’ve been told.
I’ve always felt my life was a bit of an open book (a real page-turner, at that). Some truths about me have apparently been confirmed in the past couple weeks, but I suppose friends have also found some surprises. So [...]
