만세! 好哇！Hooray!
MANSAE! HAO WA! HOORAY! Chinese New Year is almost here which means that the celebrations have begun! The stores, houses and sidewalks...
"Bailey cries a lot."
I hate admitting this but I feel like it must be said, so here it is: This year was supposed to be about fun. I've never really had a...
"Ayi, Welcome to China!"
Because of the New Year, all of China had Friday off. China doesn't really celebrate the calendar new year, but we do, so, we decided to...
Sheng dan kuai le.
Merry Christmas! Coming to China, I knew that Christmas would not be the Christmas that I am used to. I mean, I knew that it wouldn't...
English is All Around
At school we just held the Sixth Annual English Festival (aka two weeks of english speeches, singing, dancing, plays and games). The...
No I Don't Don't Don't Like Wearing a Jacket
t's officially COLD. It has been colllllld for a while but it is now COLD. It has gone from teeth-chattering to teeth-shattering (is that...
9 to 3
A few weeks ago, the teachers at our school asked Carly and I if we would be interested in teaching weekly English lessons at a...
Excuse me! Practice!
Sports day is over!!! What is this sports day, you ask? Or perhaps you are thinking to yourself "aw, sports day sounds fun!" Well, let me...
3 Months of Thankfulness
The day after Thanksgiving just happens to be the 3 month mark of my time in China. 3 months. Three. Months. What? Crazy. Anyways, it's...
A Not-So-Halloweeny Halloween
China knows Halloween but China does not do Halloween. Everyone one knows what it is and when it is but no one dresses up, no one tricks...