Real life kicked my butt

This past week has been an adventure to say the least.  This week is just one of those weeks that was soo stressful and so fun at the same time.  I have come to realize that no matter where you live at some point it always becomes real life.  I had a crazy Tuesday which resulted in me loosing all of my electronics.  It was an awful feeling knowing I had lost my computer not only because it was expensive but because it has so quickly become a lifeline to me.. With out a computer at home I have no way of communicating with anyone out of China so that was frustrating.

Then I went to Hong Kong and this was one of the most amazing places I have seen.  It is a place with ocean mountains and a big city mixed into one.  This is truly an ideal place to live.  We went to the beach and then to Disney land....which Disney land was amazing.  We then explored the city before returning home.  Being there was such a great break.  Though I love China it can truly be a frustrating place.  The language is hard and the lifestyle is sometimes even harder. Everyone in Hong Kong speak English and it is just an amazing experience.  A great way to unwind and relax.

I have also learned through another frustrating experience that everything in another country is harder. I lost my Shanghai bank card and even though  we have the same banks in Nanjing I had to go to Shanghai to get it fixed.  That was an ordeal that took several taxi rides and bank trips to get fixed.  The great thing about life is it really has a way of working itself out.  After all the trouble and struggles I went through it has amazing worked itself out so that I have a computer with a camera and all is well..I am blessed!

This week we moved into our new center and it has been great.  We havent started teaching yet and so we have just been decorating the center.  Pictures of my adorable board are coming as soon as I get a camera cord.   I am pixie hollow and we have just pixied pixie hollow with glitter and tinkerbell and flowers and more!

We go on vacation starting sunday and I get to spend a week in Chengdu Hiking and seeing pandas.  It should be a great relaxing time....I am going with a friend from on boarding and I could not be happier to be getting to go on another vacation!