Liz
The Misfitfam goes to Qingdao, China
Qingdao is a nearby city in our province on the coast. It was the first trip we took after moving to China. We hopped on the train eager...
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Liz
- May 10, 2018
- 1 min
Photo Album: September 2017
Our first week in Weifang, Macy, Wade and their friend Jasmin took us around the wetlands. The wetland are a big park in our city, which...
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Liz
- Jan 31, 2018
- 3 min
Zibo, China
Winters have been pretty rough in China. The air quality gets really bad, so there are weeks we don't even leave the house due to...
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Liz
- Jan 17, 2018
- 2 min
August 23-24 2017
Our last day in America, and our first day in China. I knew we were in for quite an adventure, when before our plane even touched down, I...
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Liz
- Dec 16, 2017
- 2 min
Qingzhou, China
On Thursday night we found out Drew and I didn't have any classes on Monday, so we decided it would be a perfect time for a much needed...
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Liz
- Sep 28, 2017
- 3 min
Food Fails
This morning Drew and I didn't have classes, so we thought it could be fun to spend the morning together and make a yummy breakfast. We...
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Liz
- Sep 26, 2017
- 2 min
A night in
Most days we spend as much time as we can out of the house. We go out to lunch, we go out to dinner, and in between, we look for new...
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Liz
- Sep 24, 2017
- 3 min
Things never go as planned "in China"
In our town I've seen many fisherman. They hop in little fishing boats, or wade into the water, patiently waiting for fish. They need...
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Liz
- Sep 22, 2017
- 5 min
A day in the Life: China addition
A while back I wrote a blog post, A day in the Life: Small town addition and I thought I'd update, and do a day in the life, China...
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Liz
- Sep 21, 2017
- 3 min
Culture Shock
After arriving at our new apartment and unpacking, I was overwhelmed with emotion. It was our second day in our new place and I was...
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Liz
- Sep 20, 2017
- 3 min
"In China"
When we first got to China, we spent a week in Beijing with all the other foreign teachers from China Horizons. During that week we...
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Liz
- Sep 18, 2017
- 2 min
The Night Life
Last night, we were really craving some American food, so even though our paycheck wasn't coming for a few more days, we decided to...
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Liz
- Sep 17, 2017
- 3 min
Sino Mall
Sino Mall is where we spend a huge chunk of our time her in Weifang. China has some AMAZING malls, and this place is seriously HUGE. Your...
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Liz
- Sep 9, 2017
- 2 min
5 Tips for Haggling in China
We've had a couple of haggling experiences, since moving to China, and were also given a quick briefing on haggling during our China...
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Liz
- Sep 8, 2017
- 1 min
Acrobatic Show
We went to an acrobatic show in Beijing, and it was absolutely incredible! Aside from the Great Wall, it was my favorite attraction we...
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Liz
- Sep 6, 2017
- 1 min
The Forbidden City
The name for the Forbidden City in Chinese is Zijincheng, which literally translates to "purple forbidden city". Purple, "Zi", refers to...
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Liz
- Sep 5, 2017
- 2 min
Tiananmen Square
Tiananmen Square is the first sight we visited after arriving in China. It’s the World’s largest public square, and measures around...
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Liz
- Sep 4, 2017
- 2 min
We made it to China!
We made it! We are finally here, and TOTALLY exhausted! Arriving in Beijing was so exciting! The first thing we noticed upon arrival was...
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Liz
- Aug 30, 2017
- 2 min
Our China Bucket list
Although we are going to China to teach English, we'd be crazy to not explore the sites around us! So we've decided that once a month...
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Liz
- Oct 15, 2020
- 1 min
Grants chopstick progress
Two year old Grants progress on using chopsticks after living in China for two months
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Liz
- Sep 30, 2020
- 1 min
Hanauma Bay, Oahu Hawaii
January 2020 Our second day in Hawaii we knew we had to hit up the beach, but not before getting something delicious to eat! We woke up...
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Liz
- Sep 23, 2020
- 2 min
The Polynesian Cultural Center
January 2020 Our first day in Oahu we decided to visit the Polynesian Cultural Center. If you are ever in Oahu this is a MUST SEE! We...
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Liz
- Sep 16, 2020
- 1 min
Chinatown in Honolulu
January 2020 Drew had been dying to go to a Hawai’i, he’s heard a lot about it and has always wanted to go. We love the heat, humidity...
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Liz
- Sep 2, 2020
- 1 min
The EASIEST fruit strudel recipe
A lot of you have said you were really interested in a recipe for our fruit strudel I posted on Instagram, so here it is! it’s super easy...
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Liz
- Aug 25, 2020
- 3 min
Moving update 8/4/2020
We have A closing date for our house! Woohoo! Things are finally moving forward. The house is looking good, and we can finally get in to...
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Liz
- Aug 19, 2020
- 2 min
Going to the Dentist in China!
While we were in China, we had no plans of going to the dentist. We just had to hold out for a year. As long as we just brushed our...
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