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
Happy New Year x2!
January 27, 2017 11:30 pm Beijing, China Happy Chinese New Year, everyone! Over here, this is huge. I mean, take New Year’s at home and multiply it by 10 and you’ll get some idea of what Chinese New Year is like. I told you guys yesterday that people here take a ton of time off of work to go home for Chinese New Year. Those
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.
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