Friday, March 19, 2010

Apartment....

OK so this might be a lame excuse for a post...but i'm going to steal lynsie's blog and use it for mine :)
We won't be able to post any pictures on here, but don't worry! I'll have candice upload some. (even though i'm pretty sure everyone that sees this gets my emails from my mom...)
so lyns had her sister post pictures of our apartment on her blog...
www.lynsiejae.blogspot.com
check it out!!
wo ai ni
xoxo

Monday, March 8, 2010

i am thankful for...

I am THANKFUL for
my parents
my family
Trent
Lynsie Jae
My awesome roommates
My comfort foods in china:
Bananas
Apples
Oranges
Snap peas
Ritz crackers
Peanut butter
Cold water
I am THANKFUL for
Washers and dryers
Dry clothes
Dry anything
Utah weather
Separate rooms for:
Showers
Sinks
Laundry
Toilets
I am thankful for
Western style toilets
Mattresses
Carpet
Insect repellent
Internet connection
Emails from home
skype

In other words, my list of “thankfuls” has changed a bit since I moved to China. And to think I’ve only been here for 2 weeks. 15 more to go…
The countdown begins…T {minus} 113 days

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

CHINA!

I MADE IT! finally. it was a long long LONG trip here. and yes my blog is blocked by the internet but i found a way through. i won't be able to load pictures for a while..i don't have much time to put them on the computer yet. but i am doing good. Hong Kong was great and fun to see for a few days. now we're in Zhongshan, Guzhen China. Zhongshan is the providence, and Guzhen is the city. we've gone and walked around the city at night just so we can be familiar with our new home for the next 4 months. the apartment is a dump, and we have beds made of plywood. they are hard! i have bruises from sleeping, but i'm getting used to it. the food is awful, but thankfully we have a fresh farmer's market right outside our building, so we go and buy fruit a lot before school. We teach from 9-11:35 every morning and the kids absolutely love us. it's so much fun, and i know it's only going to get better! We've planned our vacations for our time off. a week from this saturday we're going to a place called guilin, don't really know what it has to offer but we're going. then in april we're going to beijing for SHOPPING. oh and the great wall. then in may we're going to sanya...the "hawaii" of china. then in june we have the 12th-15th off so we're trying to plan something else. last day of teaching is june 23rd, and we start the long trip home on the 26th. i hate to say this but i'm so excited to come home. It'll be the best feeling ever! i absolutely love china and 4 months will be perfect. it'll be good learning and growing time, that's for sure! i love the 4 girls i live with. we're all VERY similar and we have lots of fun. we're going to start P90X next week (yes i brought it) and so that should be interesting. Anyways..just a short update. hopefully i'll be able to figure out how to load pictures. but for now you just get words.
wo ai ni
xoxoxo