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
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
4 Things in 6 Days
January 26, 2017 11:11 pm Beijing, China Once again, it’s been forever since I’ve written a blog post. Oops. The days just run together sometimes. Plus, I’ve not really had many exciting things to write about in the past week. Even so, I have a few shout outs to make. First of all, I want to say happy birthday to a couple very important people
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.
Itching for Relief! HELP!
January 18, 2017 10:30 pm Beijing, China Happy Birthday, Jaidyn Li McKell! I can’t believe you’re a teenager now. I know you probably won’t read this, but I wanted to say happy birthday, just in case. Anyway, hope you are having/had an amazing day. I p—y that this year is full of Abba’s blessings and I’m excited to see you continue to grow. The featured