I have begun my volunteer work at the school for autistic children! I will be there Monday thru Friday for 3 hours each day. It is really going to be difficult work on many levels. At 1:30pm everyday I will walk to a particular…
Below are some questions/phrases that I will use while trying to converse with the autistic children in Kunming, China. These are only a few out of many phrases that I will prepare. I know all these sentences by heart, but I wrote the translation below for those who…
Yesterday I arrived in Kunming! My flight was 3 hours from Shanghai. I decided that I would try and only use Chinese on my flight. Because of this, I made another friend! The man sitting beside me (his name was Chen Er-jia) saw that…
After a day of plane rides, airports, loosing my iPod, and making three new friends, I’M FINALLY in China! Shout out to Elliot Holden who I met on my flight from Atlanta to Los Angeles. His trip ended in LA and was only 5…
Only FIVE more days until I am on my way to the airport to leave for China! It almost feels like yesterday when I was in China with the Belmont Study Abroad group last summer… I am on the front-right side The total…
I leave the country July 16th and there still seems to be so many unanswered questions. Will I get my visa in time? This is the most pressing question because without a visa I cannot go. The other questions such…
Well I’m back! Stateside again and acclamating very well. I would like everyone to note in the minutes that I am a very skilled airport-er now and can handle the airport like a big kid. Customs was still very scary.…
I realize this may be coming a little late, but I wanted to share this with everyone. When I became a very skilled moto rider I started listening to my ipod as we drove through the city. Here is my…
Mustard Seed is the name of the very first pre-school I ever attended. It was a great experience. I only went for half a day and some days (most days) my grandmother would stop and get me lunch at this little local…
I’ve heard people say that dance is art in motion. Well, this is not the kind of art you would find in a fine gallery in some swanky down town area. This is the kind of art you see in…