Sunday, August 19, 2018 8:30 p.m. Beijing, China Hello, Everyone! Don’t you love how well I have kept this blog update? I wrote so many posts during my first year teaching kindergarten. I told you so many great stories. Remember the one where so-and-so did that one thing. Classic. Okay, in all seriousness, sorry about lack of communication. Hopefully your are a friend of mine
Quick Update
April 5, 2017 5:00 pm Beijing, China Hey guys, I know I’ve been gone for a long time, once again. Sorry about that. I’d love to say that I had a good excuse, but the truth is, I really don’t. Apparently I haven’t been very good about keeping my Lenten promise. Sorry, Abba! But enough apologizing; you guys don’t want to hear more of that.
Petrichor
March 23, 2017 11:45 pm Beijing, China So Spring in China officially starts after Chinese New Year. But Spring in Beijing is not like Spring in Southern Ohio. Beijing is super dry! As in, I seriously have no idea how things grow here. But today it rained! You have to understand, this is the first time it has rained in China since I moved into
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.
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