February 1, 2017 10:45 pm Beijing, China A week long vacation is a lot harder over here. I mean, I did basically what I would do on school breaks back home. I hung out with a couple friends for a few days, but spent most of my time sleeping late and watching TV in my apartment. I know, I lead an extremely exciting life. But
A Birthday Abroad
January 28, 2017 11:45 pm Beijing, China Do you remember your last birthday? Did you have a big party, a small little get together with friends, or did you spend it on your own? I sincerely hope you spent it with the people you love doing something you enjoy. Today was my 23rd birthday and, truthfully, it was a little weird. Like most birthdays, I
3 Months
January 19, 2017 11:00 pm Beijing, China Happy 3 month-iversary to me. Yep, that’s right. I’ve have been in China for three months, as of today. This is when they say the honeymoon period ends–the excitement of living in a foreign country has ended and you have your routine. With less distraction and more time to think, the culture shock and homesickness start to hit.
SLEEP!
January 17, 2017 11:30 pm Beijing, China I want to update because I can. Remember how yesterday I said that I wanted to sleep for the next 24 hours and that maybe I actually would? Well, I didn’t sleep for 24 hours, but I did sleep for about 14. I went to bed around 3am because I was reading. When I woke up, it was
6 Year Throwback
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.