packing

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The countdown has begun!  I leave next Friday, July 3oth. Very exciting, but I realized yesterday that I have more stuff than bags.  I have to decide what stays and what goes.  Then as I was supposed to be packing, I found an article on the internet about people who are on a ‘clothes diet’.  They took the challenge to only wear 6 items of clothing for one month – they could use any accessories, but only 6 pieces of clothing.  It makes sense – I usually wear the same stuff all of the time anyways, but it’s difficult  because…

summer vacation begins

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My students threw me the BEST going away party!  I was so surprised and touched by their thoughtfulness, it was amazing. I also received so many kind letters and cards, I felt a bit overwhelmed by it all.  My cup runneth over from all of the love and appreciation.  I am one lucky teacher to have such wonderful students.  I will miss teaching at Marshall and all of the amazing students.

shenzhen

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Here is a little bit of information about where I will be living starting this August: Shenzhen, once a one-time small fishing village, was singled-out by late Chinese paramount leader Deng Xiaoping, the chief designer of Chinese reform and opening, as one of the Special Economic Zones in China originally established in 1978. In May 1980, Shenzhen was formally nominated as a “Special Economic Zone”, the first one of its kind in China. Shenzhen is located at the forefront of the Pearl River Delta and borders on the New Territories of Hong Kong in the south, Daya Bay in the…

blogging fool

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I figured that a blog would be a great way to update friends and family when I move across the world to China this August.  I never dreamed it would take me an entire weekend to figure this blog thing out, but I think I am getting the hang of it!  Fingers crossed!