Nov. 8, 2016 11:30 pm Beijing, China Happy Election Day, my fellow Americans! I’m excited (but actually dreading) to hear the results when I wake up tomorrow. I hope you’ve all voted and that you believe you made the best decision for our country. And while you’ve all been doing that, I’ve been shopping! Remember how I mentioned yesterday that I was thinking about going
Oh, My Beloved Sun
Nov. 7, 2016 11:30 pm Beijing, China Good Morning！Or good evening. Or good night? Whatever it is for you, good day!！ Guess what! Today I got to see the sky! No, I’m not kidding. This is not a drill. Today the sky over Beijing, China was clear. The sky was blue with just a few small clouds. The sun was out in all of it’s
Getting Ready and Settling Down
Nov. 6, 2016 10:30 pm Beijing, China 大家好！ Once again, I find myself in a spot where I’m having difficulty finding a good story to share with you. Today was another early morning at work. I spent the first hour observing Ashlee teach the Small Stars (3-6 year olds) class that we will be sharing. Afterwards, I spent four hours co-teaching with Adam in his
I Can’t Breathe
Nov. 5, 2016 9:00 pm Beijing, China 大家好！ Let’s see… what story can I tell you today? Hmm. Oh, I know! How about I tell you about the exciting adventure of my first weekend work day. For those of you who are unaware, weekends at EF are the busiest day. We start work at 8:15 in the morning and have continuous classes until 6:30 at
Striving For Normal
Nov. 4, 2016 11:30 pm Beijing, China Hello everyone! It was so nice today to go to work and know that I had an apartment to come home to. It wasn’t like I thought I was going to be thrown out on the streets, but I definitely felt safer today than I have the past two days. There’s still stuff that needs to get sorted