Shanghai is beginning to feel like home. Mai Kao and i are amazed at how much at ease we feel here and just really love our lifestyle and the challenges/bonuses that living in the city brings. we are much more active here. I've already started to thin out by just being here.
Yesterday Mai Kao and I went to church and had lunch with a Hmong/French guy and his family. we had a great time getting to know Kashia, Esther and their two kids. We went out to lunch at the Brazilian steak house b/c thats where the kids really wanted to go. Its good to know some Hmong people in Shanghai.
church was really great as well. we had a guest speaker that spoke on the many questions you ask God and the awareness of His presence. it was exactly what i needed.
went to play at FNM, but only a few guys showed so we just played our constructed decks, which i prefer to do anyway. it was hilarious seeing the reaction of the Chinese guys to my Warp World deck. also, i'm glad that i bought all the M10 stuff in the states b/c here in Shanghai, M10 is completely sold out and it's super difficult to trade for any M10, especially lands. good call.
miss you guys much. we'll try to update as much as possible.
josh out.
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Post too
Since Laug Vern asked us to post, I felt moved to post, too.
It's 2 am. Josh is sleeping, but I just woke up. Last night, I went to bed at midnight and woke up at 7:30 am. Thought my body has finally switched over, but got home today at like 6. Josh went to go get dinner and by the time he came back, I was asleep. Too drowsy to wake up to eat... 6pm - 2am, hmmm, that's 8 hours of sleep. Man, I'm in trouble!
You know what's really annoying? When you're trying to sleep and other people are making loud noises! Josh is really good at that these days. Like he brought kis electric guitar and he loves playing it. It's not plugged inbut he still plays is real loud and hard and it makes me crazy. And last night, I was sleeping and he was watching Cape Fear. I don't remember what that movie was since it's old, but it has lots of scary sound effects, and in turn, I started having scary dreams because I was sleeping and my ears could still hear the sounds.
How are we right now really?
HOT!
It's 97 degrees with a heat index of 111 and Shanghai is swampier than IL. It's survival just from one classroom to the next!
School starts on Tuesday. It's exciting. I have a class that is 2/3 boys; 7 out of 22 is only girls. I worried they will be very naughty or ADD like. Josh has some of his old students. We're both doing more work this year because we're returning teachers, but that's ok.
I wish we could respond to peoples' posts, but we can't. So here will have to do..
We'll start P90 after our orientation this week. (Saturday) Also, sculping exercises are my favorite. For you those of you who are doing P90, remember you have to take a picture of yourself every 2 weeks just like they say so you can see the changes. Don't forget to get Judy and Jimmy a copy of it if you out there can!
And we're so happy Linda and them can visit Mom and Dad. We hope that before the end of the year, or at latest next spring, Laug Vern and fam and Sarah will have a chance to visit them too. That's what they really need right now most, I think.
Love you guys so much!
It's 2 am. Josh is sleeping, but I just woke up. Last night, I went to bed at midnight and woke up at 7:30 am. Thought my body has finally switched over, but got home today at like 6. Josh went to go get dinner and by the time he came back, I was asleep. Too drowsy to wake up to eat... 6pm - 2am, hmmm, that's 8 hours of sleep. Man, I'm in trouble!
You know what's really annoying? When you're trying to sleep and other people are making loud noises! Josh is really good at that these days. Like he brought kis electric guitar and he loves playing it. It's not plugged inbut he still plays is real loud and hard and it makes me crazy. And last night, I was sleeping and he was watching Cape Fear. I don't remember what that movie was since it's old, but it has lots of scary sound effects, and in turn, I started having scary dreams because I was sleeping and my ears could still hear the sounds.
How are we right now really?
HOT!
It's 97 degrees with a heat index of 111 and Shanghai is swampier than IL. It's survival just from one classroom to the next!
School starts on Tuesday. It's exciting. I have a class that is 2/3 boys; 7 out of 22 is only girls. I worried they will be very naughty or ADD like. Josh has some of his old students. We're both doing more work this year because we're returning teachers, but that's ok.
I wish we could respond to peoples' posts, but we can't. So here will have to do..
We'll start P90 after our orientation this week. (Saturday) Also, sculping exercises are my favorite. For you those of you who are doing P90, remember you have to take a picture of yourself every 2 weeks just like they say so you can see the changes. Don't forget to get Judy and Jimmy a copy of it if you out there can!
And we're so happy Linda and them can visit Mom and Dad. We hope that before the end of the year, or at latest next spring, Laug Vern and fam and Sarah will have a chance to visit them too. That's what they really need right now most, I think.
Love you guys so much!
Monday, August 24, 2009
BATTLE ON: Josh and MK vs. Jetlag and Mold!
We finished training today at 3pm and I took a nap. didn't wake up till midnight. Right now it's 5 am. can't sleep... can't sleep...
It's going to be a LOOONG tuesday. Jetlag... I'm trying to fight you, but this time around, you're too powerful!
Our flight a super delayed (twice) and so we got in after midnight. We were excited to be back 'home' but came to an apartment that was all MOLDY! no wonder my mom keeps freaking out about my hmong clothes getting moldy in storage at the basement of 680 stewart ave.
have you ever battled mold? It's SICK! there was mold in places we still can't figure, like it was all over Josh's cubs baseball cap. it was in between pillows, yet the blanket on top was perfectly fine. it attacked our couch covers, but thankfully on the couch itself. my lunch bag, some of the shoes, the table top which our oven sits on...
so our apartment is a mess till we clean and scrub it down... *sigh*
Xanga is still broken. So we'll be posting here like usual now. Peace. Have a good tuesday.
It's going to be a LOOONG tuesday. Jetlag... I'm trying to fight you, but this time around, you're too powerful!
Our flight a super delayed (twice) and so we got in after midnight. We were excited to be back 'home' but came to an apartment that was all MOLDY! no wonder my mom keeps freaking out about my hmong clothes getting moldy in storage at the basement of 680 stewart ave.
have you ever battled mold? It's SICK! there was mold in places we still can't figure, like it was all over Josh's cubs baseball cap. it was in between pillows, yet the blanket on top was perfectly fine. it attacked our couch covers, but thankfully on the couch itself. my lunch bag, some of the shoes, the table top which our oven sits on...
so our apartment is a mess till we clean and scrub it down... *sigh*
Xanga is still broken. So we'll be posting here like usual now. Peace. Have a good tuesday.
Friday, August 21, 2009
China, here we come.
We'll be switching back to this blog by the end of this week.
Just been spending last minute time with friends and fam.
Time has sure gone by fast.
Just been spending last minute time with friends and fam.
Time has sure gone by fast.
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