2 months down.

It has been pointed out that I never posted my mailing address. Here you go. Just make sure you put my name on there too.

 

Chinese:中国浙江宁波镇海区逸夫路镇海蛟川书院（宁波肯特学校） 315200

English: Jiaochuan School(Ningbo Kent School),Yifu Road,Zhenhai District,Ningbo City, Ningbo,China 

Contact: Sophia Zhang 张晓菲  Phone：18658259168

 

October flew by! This weekend it was beautiful, so we went on a hike. It was about an hour and half car ride away. The park is called Five Dragons or something. Legend has it that a beautiful woman ate an enchanted peach and became pregnant with the Dragon King's babies. She was shunned for being pregnant and unwed. Then she had 4 baby dragons. Then they turned into waterfalls or something. I'm a little hazy about the ending. But we went and hiked around 5 waterfalls. They are all for different dragons and mean different things. For example, the white dragon is for longevity. The Red dragon is for money. There was also a black, yellow, and green dragon and for fortune, love, and happiness. Like I said, beautiful.

 

School is good. The kids crack me up, drive me nuts, and are learning quickly. I like.

 

Halloween party this Friday and then the investors are taking us to the ocean this weekend. Heyoo!

 

That's really all the news I have. Happy Election Week to Dad! Love to all.

Hiking

At the beginning

That's Clay, the Chemistry teacher from Oregon. That red character says Dragon.

Sue, the boss from Kansas.

The five dragon gods.

First waterfall.

Our Driver, Sue, Me, and Sophia.

Second waterfall.

Clay caught a dino.

Sue playing with dino.

Sophia getting her first dino chomp.

Third.

I think this was the yellow dragon.

Such a beautiful day.

Representing Ethan.

Five Dragon Alter at the top of the mountain.

This was my idea. Speak, see, hear no evil. I'm so clever, I know.

 

Busy in October!

First, happy birthday month to Sophia! Kisses and pebbles to you, my dear.

Second, happy October to the rest of you! It's been busy so far and I'm exhausted after 10 days! We had the 1st-7th off for National Day. It was China's 65th birthday. I haven't researched what that actually means yet, so don't ask. Luckily Karen planned on getting married on the 4th, so I was able to be there. I left here on Wednesday morning and got to Cheney on Wednesday night. I did some shopping and general screwing around in an English speaking country on Thursday, then on Friday we drove up to Syracuse, getting there just in time for the Rehearsal. We did that and the dinner and then I had to go to sleep. Woke up real early Saturday for make up and hair, then had the wedding, pictures, and the reception. We did a winery tour on Sunday, and I left at 6:30am Monday. Got back to Ningbo at 11:30 Tuesday night, and had work at Wednesday. Work Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and tomorrow (Saturday), and then there is a 5k on Sunday that I'm considering.

That same weekend/day, Robin and Elise got married. I hated missing a family wedding. It was a really hard choice, and it still makes me sad. But you gotta do what you gotta do.

Things at work are good. I still like it a lot. It's real hard, but its good for me I think. Although some days I have this feeling of "what the hell am I doing trying to be a teacher?!" I've been thinking about trying to be a tour guide or a park ranger or something. But the thought of working for tips terrifies me.

Umm, that's really all my news. Dad's election is coming up. GO DAD! Mom hasn't killed him yet. GO MOM!

Here are a few pictures from the wedding. I wore heels.

Heels. Ouch.

Karen did a big deal with a dress reveal. This is just her bathrobe.

This is us on Sunday morning, after we had drank all the alcohol in Syracuse.

That's me. Ready to go.

Make up and hair.

Hair. There were 87 bobby pins.

My awesome date who spent the night chest bumping IU alumni.