Well, November has been flying by! I can't believe its almost thanksgiving. I'm sad I won't be home to be with family, but on the plus side, Brady and I get to go to Hong Kong on Friday to get our work visa. We will be there for about 4 days, so I am really excited for that! I am trying to research what we should do there and there is a ton of stuff! Seems like the views are amazing, but it is a very expensive city. Should be fun no matter what!
The last month has consisted of a pretty normal routine. We teach two weeks in a row, and then have a weekend off. This weekend if my weekend off. Yesterday we had a man visit from England and we all went out to lunch. It was fun! There were probably about 12 of us, and we got invited to go to the city of Nimbo (I think) in three weekends for a fun party/bonfire/swimming/hiking weekend. I don't really know why we were invited, but it is through the company that the man from England came with. The women seemed super nice and their English was good, so why not? Another Chinese teacher was invited too, so that will make it more fun too! I hope it actually happens.
Over the past few weekends we have gone to Hangzhou two times. One time was to specifically give a presentation at another school on Eau Claire. The other time was to go on a tour, put on by Jack, and then do English exams for the other school again. We went around West lake, which is absolutely beautiful, and the took us out to huge meals. It was really fun to seem more of China and also be with people who speak English. There was a girl whose english name is Michelle, and she spent the day with us. She is super sweet and great to talk with. We also got to go to the countryside, which was nice because we have been in cities since we got here. Even though we did some work, it was really fun.
Tomorrow we will head to Hangzhou again, but this time with all our staff. There are 10 of us all together and we are doing some "team bonding." I think I will laugh a lot of the time because it is a funny bunch of people. Should be a good time though. It seems like everyone loves Hangzhou.
Recently I have gotten really sick of noodles. I have been cooking my own meals, and it is hard to cook when you can't read any ingredients because everything is in Chinese, so all my meals have been super simple. So, Brady's roommate took me to buy a rice cooker, so that is a lot better! Also, Brady and I have been cooking some meals together because he really enjoys cooking and is good at it, so it is a treat for me!
Well, Happy Thanksgiving!
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