I’ve enjoyed a nice summer in America with my family. I’ve been here about seven weeks, but now it is almost time for me to return to China. I will be flying out early Friday morning. I’ll be flying through Shanghai rather than Beijing as it is busy there with the Olympics. I’ll stay one night in […]
Happy Chinese New Year! This year the Chinese holiday is on the 7th, only two days away. As I write this letter I can hear fireworks going off somewhere outside. They can be heard all week long. I’m enjoying my time off, […]
This is Jennifer’s cat, TD. Jennifer mentions the cat from time to time, but had trouble getting the picture to upload properly. So here is TD in all her glory!
Hi! It’s been a long time since I have been able to get on here and write something new. Right now I am in Hong Kong visiting a friend who travelled here. On my way here I had to travel through Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province. I had to take a five hour bus […]
Yesterday Aubree and I went out with a teacher at our school and two students to the city of Chang Yang. It is about an hour from Yidu and is right on the river and next to the mountains, so it is very beautiful. We didn’t actually stay in Chang Yang for very long however. […]
I am aware that my title today is a very long one, but I had to say it four or five times last Thursday when I was asked to translate for the Ceremony. The tourism festival is an event they have every year in Yichang. They have a big parade in which foreigners from other countries […]