some kind of gravity something or other...
out the hostel window. guess they don't have garbage cans?
"you're never fully dressed w/o a...................places...............!!!"
the chinese instruments from a local school-can't remember the names!
our finale song was called "chinese new year", & we had the chinese teachers walking thro' the theater w/ these things & fans wearing trad. dress. very cool.
my choir singing "hurry up st. nick", being suprised on stage by santa herself!
annie's "you're never fully dressed w/o a smile"
everything i said had to be translated into chinese & korean-the biggest languages spoken at our school.
it was a tight squeeze on the stage each night, but we managed!
away in a manger, done by 380 students in a communist country. PTL!
part of the 7-8 yr old choir, doing "let's get together" from Parent trap.
who says 8 yr old boys won't dance w/ scarves? this is their irish jig.
there's elliot working-it's documented!
"there was 1, there were 2, there were 3 little angels...."
"rubber duckie, you're the one!"
"twirly girls"
xylophones i insisted we purchase!
the 9-10 Ireali folk song about working the fields!
this is me w/ our director, receiving praise fo the winter concerts.
the teacher (who reminds me of aunt cindy) during our hit song "Super Santa"
oh so angelic 6's during "away in a manger"
elliot's 10 yr old class on a field trip. notice all the blonde hair.
pretty much what you see coming out of our building.there's a mobile phone store (where we buy all our cards), a fast chinese food place, a massage place where i DO get a monthly $8 massage! then it's mcD's, KFC, Papa john's, circleK, 7-11, starbucks, & many other high-priced western restaurants (we eat 1x/wk if we earn it).
we've recently learned that our city (Shenzhen) is the richest in china-even more than beijing!
our apt. goes for $1000US/month-more than our house in CO! & it's way smaller!
ian decided to go take pics outside at "Seaworld"-the tourist spot only 2 buildings over. here he is getting excited to use the camera (our 2nd in china, as the 1st one was stolen, along w/ our bikes, my bag, ...) this one's not as good as the last one (pentax worlds better than samsung)
we Kathy's family over for christmas dinner. benny (dad) is a big-league watch salesman (has been for over 20 yrs) & can't count how many countries he's been to. he's taken us for a couple nice chinese meals, his wife's cooked traditional wonton soup for us w/ jao zi ("ja ode si", dumplings), & now we're sharing our american roast, grama groff's mashed potatoes w/ tons of butter, sour cream, cream cheese!!!!(can you tell what's my fav. part of the meal?) ...stuffing, cranberries (both kinds!), plenty of black olives, cheese (which is 3x the $ here), & aunty ethel's brocholli-corn casserole. i cooked ALL day, just like my mom used to do!
(but in a kitchen an 1/8 of the size, for sure!)
aren't they beautiful?
aren't they beautiful?
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