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...

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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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

We've had a couple of haggling experiences, since moving to China, and were also given a quick briefing on haggling during our China...

We went to an acrobatic show in Beijing, and it was absolutely incredible! Aside from the Great Wall, it was my favorite attraction we...

The name for the Forbidden City in Chinese is Zijincheng, which literally translates to "purple forbidden city". Purple, "Zi", refers to...

Tiananmen Square is the first sight we visited after arriving in China. It’s the World’s largest public square, and measures around...

We made it! We are finally here, and TOTALLY exhausted! Arriving in Beijing was so exciting! The first thing we noticed upon arrival was...

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...