For those of you who didn't see the pictures and posts, my friend and I were asked to model makeup & wedding dresses a couple months ago in China. "How did you become a Chinese model?!" you may ask... Well, we showed up. Really. It was that simple. Often it is a con (to me) to … Continue reading Embrace: Modeling
This past weekend, Austin came to visit & he planned to leave on Sunday. Knowing that he had a long travel day back to Xiangyang ahead of him, I decided to wake up early to go get some delicious 包子 (boazi- steamed stuffed buns) for us to eat for breakfast. I'm not too gifted when it comes … Continue reading Not-So-Super[hero] Sunday
Living in China is different. Living in Xiantao, China is really different. In many of the bigger cities, foreign teachers will connect with other foreign teachers and they will often run into fellow English speakers. In Xiantao, this never happens...like ever. In the 7 months I have lived here, I have only seen 3 other … Continue reading A Weekend Walk in Xiantao
Embrace: Culture Shock I had planned to write this blog a month ago and I had planned to say how cool, calm, and collected I was about the culture here in China. I had planned to say the only thing that had even gotten close to shocking me was my blow dryer when it blew … Continue reading Embrace: Culture Shock
SO much has happened that it has been hard to keep up my blog... honestly, it's been hard to keep up with anything and everything. I have fallen [behind] and I can't get up...but I'm working on it. Seriously, I'm REALLY behind. I mean, I'm living in China, and I found thank you cards that I … Continue reading September Catch Up
Before I moved to China, I had no idea what my housing situation would look like. I had seen youtube videos of a lot of different ESL teachers' apartments, but hadn't seen pictures of my apartment specifically. I had asked for pictures, but they didn't give me any. not. a. good. sign. Luckily, my apartment is … Continue reading Glimpses of My New Home
I'm afraid of heights, but it's not a typical fear of heights. See... I absolutely love to fly. It doesn't scare me, but standing, waking, or really any elevated activity that requires me to rely on my own two feet terrifies me... ...Which is why it was crazy that I said, "Yeah! Of course!!" When … Continue reading Embrace: Heights
I have seen and experienced so much that I can't possibly write a blog about all of it so here are some glimpses instead. If you are interested in knowing more about anything I post or just want to say, "hey!", don't be afraid to comment below;) Thanks for checking out what I've been up … Continue reading Glimpses of China
I believe in miracles. I think they happened many moons ago in the very same way they are happening now. The problem is, we often don't accept our miracles, or we possibly just overlook them because we are busy. Miracles come in all shapes and sizes. They can be grand or they can be ordinary … Continue reading Embrace: Miracles
Woah. So very much has happened in such a short time that I can't cover it all right now. Instead, I'll just focus on the past few days. I left Decatur, AL at 4:40 a.m. on Friday morning. I didn't arrive in Wuhan until 12:30 a.m. on Sunday (11 p.m. on Saturday Central time). what. a. … Continue reading Embrace: China
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