China update!

Sorry I haven't posted in a while, busy being super adventurous in China! :) Hopefully you guys understand! ;P

Things I love about China this week:
1) unexpected hotel stays-completly paid for.
2) yummy fruit platters
3) karaoke with drunk Chinese men
4) New friends from America
5) scooter rides with cute boys (checked off my bucket list)
6) Cute new shoes and dresses:)
7) Hair long enough to do cute braids:)
8) Official bond t-shirts
9) bunny nails
10) taxi rides
11) teaching my favorite little king :)
12) Dinner with allen:)
13) fancy lunch dates with the wife of the bond owner
14) Daisy one of our coordinators.
15) Skype-ing my dad:)
16) getting one of our vacation plans approved:)
17) Going to the gym:)
18) ultimate Ping pong
19) Present shopping
20) I love China!


Things I don't like about China this week:
1) Not skype-ing my mom at all this week
2) Anxiety from who knows what
3) Failed plans


The things I love about China out-weigh the things I hate:)

I will try Skype everyday now, sorry its been so long! and pictures will be on tomorrow! they are just not uploading right now! :)

Day 43: Bye Kyle:(

The other girls had to teach today so me and Nikki cleaned the apartment to get ready for the new girls who are coming tomorrow, after that we watch a movie and then when it was 6:00 we went to pizza-coffe with Kyle, since its his last day with us, we had a super fun time and talked and laugh and then kyle did the sweetest thing and paid for all of us! :) It was so unexpected, we then went back to our apartment and played games and talked for awhile! We are going to miss Kyle so much! He is such an incredible person! And im so happy that he was able to be our head teacher even if it was only for a short time! Hopefully we will still all hang out often!

I am so nervous for everybody else to get here tomorrow, everybody is, but im just in this great routine with all these awesome people that I love and they love me, so im excited but nervous for all these new faces to show up! I will let you guys know how everything goes! Hopefully everybody is super nice! Wish me luck! :)

Day 42: Big Kids

I skipped writing about day 41 because we really didn't do anything, But today I had to teach at a different place, thats still bond but bigger kids go there. And it was SO SO much fun! The oldest kid was about 11, they where just so much fun to teach I just played games with them and also taught them how to jump rope and taught them different songs you can sing while jumping. And They loved it! I can not wait to be a teacher! :) They where so big though! either that or im just super short, most of them were as tall as I was! They loved me and thought I was super fun!

Day 40: cute cups and Scary face masks

Do you see how cute this cup is?! It says "Go toward your dream" I love it so much! :)

I bought these little tablets that said face wash on them! and you just add water, well I did that but it turned out to be a cloth with eye and mouth holes cut out! super duper creepy, me and sarinna put them on and then went around pretending we were monsters:) Fun Night:)

Day 39: Award Ceremony

 Kyle, Sarina, Nikki and I had to go to an awards Ceremony for some of the students who received awards for speaking amazing english. The ceremony was from 1:30-4:30 We were bored out of our mind by the end of it. Afterwards Nikki, sarinna, and I went downtown to take a look around and to get something to eat! It was a very fun night:)

The light from outside made sarinas face all squished in the picture! We had a good laugh about it! :)

Passing out awards:)

The tinniest little kitty:)

They have amazing dessert everywhere in China! :) 

Downtown Lights:)

Day 38: Two blind men

"T-cha, take my picture" Bosco you crack me up.

I was anticipating a kiss on the cheek instead I got a lick to the face:P

Last day of summer session! Im praying that most of these kids will be back for fall semester:)

Today kyle took pictures of us playing with the kids:) This little guy is Robbie! He is so cute! and every morning he runs up to me and gives me a big old hug! Love him to pieces! :)

This is Eason! he is the wiggliest little guy ever! He just can not stand still! When he sings is voice sounds completely British! it is so cute and funny! :)

Robbie and I talking, I think here he's laughing at me because im on a little bike;P

 Sarina and Nikki and I went and got massages, it was interesting...they took us to this room where all three of us where together, and then Two blind guys come in and i guess Being a blind massages person is super popular in China. It was super interesting!


After our massages we went and ate at Pizza coffee and just talked for about 3 hours, I love Sarina and Nikki so much! As cheesy as it sounds I feel like they completely accept me for who I am, and they love me for it! I can be myself around them!  I am so grateful for them:) 

Day 37: Holly's Lost days

 After school today Sarina, Ashley, and me and one of our Chinese co-ordinators, Mary, went to the post office to buy stamps.  It was super easy to get there because Mary was there to help guide us. But on the way home we got way lost, we ended up on the complete opposite side of where we are living, so frustrating, people were yelling at us in Chinese, and honking at us, and I just felt like screaming. after about 3 hours of being lost, we finally made it home safe and sound and only semi hating each other. (I'm kidding, though I did just apologize to them in case I was being grumpy and rude;P)  My first bad day in China, and it wasn't even that bad.



Now to lighten the mood, enjoy these adorable pictures of some pretty cute kids:

Jayden! He's two! But he is learning so so fast! Every time I walk into the classroom he say "good morning teach-a!"

Bossco! Every day when he goes and washes his hands he puts soap on them and then runs and shows me and Courtney his soapy hands and he laughs and laughs! :) 

Eason! :) He is always singing and dancing! :)

I had the chance to name this cute little girl, so I decided on the name Emmy:) After my lovely sister:) Her parents wanted something unique! and they ended up loving the name!:)

This is king! He is so so cute, but so so clueless, he walks around with his head in the clouds and is ALWAYS wandering off, I love him so much though! Such a cute little boy!