This past week has kept us busy with school related events and preparations for the start of the year. It’s a whirlwind of newness, as we adjust to a new city, a new school, new curriculum, new teaching positions, new language, new weather patterns, new smells, new sounds, new stores, new people, new foods… and...
Today officially marks our first week in Shanghai. Here are a few things we’ve learned about our new home so far… – it’s pronounced “Shong-hai” – the backs of our knees can sweat more than we ever thought humanly possible – while Shanghai is one of the most “western” and cosmopolitan cities in China, most...
We made it! We’re here! It’s almost impossible to wrap our brains around the fact the we are living in China! Our first week in Shanghai has been a whirlwind (or typhoon?!) of intense humidity, fabulous people, sightseeing, and chopsticks! Even before leaving the states, I became startling more aware of how different our life...
