Dec. 24, 2016 11:30 pm Beijing, China Merry Christmas Eve! Christmas is interesting here in China. Obviously, the religious aspect is not a big factor. There’s very little celebration of the actual meaning of Christmas. That said, the ch—ches that are here have Christmas services. I’m interested to see what ch—ch is going to look like when we go tomorrow. But even without that aspect,
For When I am Weak, Then I am Strong
Dec. 21, 2016 9:30 pm Beijing, China Sorry, I’ve been really bad about updating lately. To be fair, the past couple of days have been spent in my room. Remember how I talked about the pollution being really bad when I wrote a couple days ago? Okay, so schools had to shut down through today (Wednesday). As a result, we didn’t have any classes. EF,
Smog Days
Dec. 17, 2016 11:00 pm Beijing, China Back in Ohio right now, everyone has started Christmas break and is enjoying a relaxing time at home between semesters. Even if they weren’t on break, school would definitely be cancelled based on the amount of ice Chillicothe currently has. Here in Beijing, though, we don’t get snow days. No, we get smog days. “What is a smog
How Quickly We Become Good Friends
Dec. 14, 2016 11:00 pm Beijing, China Yeah, so I lied. I’m so sorry for being super absent over the past few days. I totally failed on updating you guys at all. Again, it’s been a little rough recently and I’ve really just wanted to go home and go to bed after the day was finished. That said, here’s what’s been going on in Kristen’s
FaceTimed Holidays
Nov. 25, 2016 10:15 pm Beijing, China Hello All! How was Thanksgiving? Did you all have good meals and great conversations? I certainly hope so. I p—y that you cherished the time you got to spend with your loved ones. Actually, I hope that many of you are still cherishing that time. I also p—y for safe travels as people head back home this weekend.