One year ago today, Chris and I made Shanghai our Eastern
home. What a fast, exciting year it has
been! It seems like yesterday I
was freaking out over not having Internet access at home.
Here are a few of the highlights of the past year!
June/July
Chris and I got settled in Shanghai. While he was getting used to his new job, I
earned my TEFOL certificate and took plenty of field trips around my new city!
August
I
made my first Chinese road trip to Hangzhou. I also prepared for my first year of teaching
in China! Chris and I also celebrated
our 11-year wedding anniversary!
September
I
started teaching in Chinese schools. We also celebrated the Mid Autumn festival by eating
moon cakes!
October
We took the bullet train to Suzhou
to celebrate National Day. I also
taught the kiddos all about Halloween!
November
We made our first trip to the Great
Wall, the
Forbidden City, and the Summer
Palace. At school the fourth graders
held their trash bag fashion show, and learned about Thanksgiving. We also celebrated Thanksgiving with new
friends.
December
We celebrated Christmas for the entire month by frequenting
different holiday
markets! My 6th grade students rocked their version of "Little Red Rididng Hood, and Santa
Claus visited my students.
January
We
had a great time ringing in the New Year with friends. I also enjoyed being a Tai Tai during the
first half of my winter break.
February
March
April
We headed to Sanya for Qingming,
and enjoyed our first
F1 race. At the end of the month, we
spent a couple of days in Xi’An.
May
In May, we
embraced our inner artists, ate our weight in bbq, rocked out to the Backstreet Boys, looked for a new
place to live, and celebrated my birthday.
June
This month we celebrated
Dragonboat Festival; I finished my first year of teaching abroad, and
welcomed a friend home from Malaysia.
I can easily say that this year has been one of the most
exciting I have experienced. I can’t
wait to see what next year has in store.
One thing I can say is we will be having more fun in our current
apartment. We don’t have to move!!!!! Stay tuned for more adventures!
