what’s up shaaaannnnnggghai
average temp.: 70s, sunny, smoggy
today’s accomplishment: booked a plane ticket for amy!
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so it’s been a while. my goal of writing a few times a week as fallen short the past few weeks. the pace of life is insane at best. it’s hard to believe i’ve been here somewhere around 6-7 weeks. …already…
what can a person living in china do in 6 or 7 weeks….a lot…
set-up an apartment.
learn to use the washing machine.
buy a scooter.
use all the battery in said scooter and not know how recharge.
see the great wall of china.
find your first can of green beans in a month.
search pointlessly for mac & cheese at the local grocery store.
see tianmen square (sp?).
celebrate a 29th birthday.
and the list goes on. the weeks have been full. and time seems to fly by. the work is definitely keeping me busier than most anything i suppose. with 130 kids last week we’re busting at the seams. especially considering i was told to expect 50 before i came!!
but my favorite thing so far, besides zipping around on my scooter when the battery has a charge, has been the 80’s rollerskating party for my birthday! nothing quite compares to a bunch of drunks dressed up in 80’s american fashion on rollerskates with a dj yelling “what’s up shaaaaannngghai” in the background. seriously, the music was awesome. the people were nice. and i def. felt a little old school wipping around the corner in my rollerskates. and i’m not talking inline skates…i’m talking for real roller skates.
anyway….i don’t have much more than a stream of conscience tonight….but i am going to post some pics from my trip to beijing on facebook. so go check them out.
