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Monthly Archives: August 2011
You are…my fire. My one…desire
A night to remember in Shanghai! On Friday, Allyson and I graduated from the Shanghai Institute’s TEFL program (Yes, we will be expecting graduation presents mom and dad). To celebrate, Tim and Robbie took the entire group out for dinner … Continue reading
Our New Home
Yesterday Elle and I arrived in Ma’anshan and moved into our apartments on Anhui University of Technology’s campus. We were pleasantly surprised with how pretty the campus is with treelined streets and gardens. We each have a kitchen stocked with a refrigerator (although Elle’s … Continue reading
Boxing Cat Brewery
A couple of nights ago our group went down to the French Concession to one of the only breweries in China to celebrate Stuart’s birthday. After two weeks of straight Chinese food everyone was craving a little taste of home. I think … Continue reading
Looking for a football player…with a BMW
And here is the picture I drew of Allyson. Tim, our ESL instructor, teaches our morning class where we learn teaching techniques and he demonstrates sample lessons. For this assignment, Tim asked each of us to draw a picture of … Continue reading
Hair like a Lion
Here is a picture of Elle I drew in class today (it was an assignment, I wasn’t just doodling for fun…cause I would never do that ) It is a great depiction of Elle’s hair in this cloud of humidity … Continue reading
The Shanghai Financial Center
1,614 feet up in the air
Sunday – Skyscrapers and feet pampers
Tim planned another trip downtown for Sunday. Allyson and I ate our usual breakfast of bao, yogurt, and bananas before our 45 minute trip into the city. Allyson gets her daily caffeine fix from green tea from the Anhui province … Continue reading
Pictures from the Yuyuan Garden
Here are a few of my pictures from the beautiful gardens. It is crazy to see this lush, picturesque ponds and impeccably detailed houses in the midst of massive Shanghai skyscrapers.
We Paid To Get Beat Up
There are a lot of waiguo ren (foreigners aka white people) in China for numerous different reasons. Some come to learn a new language and culture, some are running from commitment or the economy back home, and some might be searching for … Continue reading
