January 12, 2017 11:30 pm Beijing, China I forgot to post a blog yesterday, but I really want to talk about two things tonight. The first is what happened yesterday (a team building party) and the second is something Abba put on my heart to share (and a cool coincidence). They are very different, so they don’t make sense to go into the same post.
Money Matters
January 3, 2017 8:30 pm Beijing, China I’m going to talk about a thing that isn’t supposed to be talked about. You know the three things that you’re not supposed to talk about, right? Politics, religion, and money. Okay, so I already broke that rule. The first one, I did a short blog about when the elections occurred, but I tried to be fairly unbiased.
Cleaning in 2017
January 1, 2017 11:30 pm Beijing, China 恭贺新禧！Happy New Year! It’s crazy to think that it’s 2017. This past year has been an adventure, to say the least. Finishing up school, working at a youth camp most of the summer, and, of course, moving to the other side of the world are a few of the big highlights for me. Last year at this time,
恭贺新禧!
Dec. 31, 2016 11:30 pm Beijing, China Racing in at the very end! So the last day of 2016 passed with not much fanfare. I went to work, taught a lot of classes, and headed home. I did have my first Open Door (where I teach a class in front of parents) at 8:45 this morning. It went extremely well! The parents all had great
Merry Christmas!
Dec. 25, 2016 10:00 pm Beijing, China Merry Christmas, everyone! Do you know what’s my favorite part about Christmas? No, it’s not the presents under the tree or the stocking over the fireplace. My favorite part of Christmas is the joy that surrounds us as we celebrate the gift of Ch—st J—s. But, yeah, opening presents also is a personal favorite moment of mine. It’s