I haven't blogged in a couple of weeks lost interest since losing the lappy. Since Halloween we have been pretty busy, living it up in the weekends and been teaching the kids about family for the past two weeks. The kids thought it was fabulous! And I stole Lisa's Luke as my own baby for a couple of weeks.
Shanghai was pretty mad crazy but amazing, and we were fortunate getting home easily and on time! Which I'm pretty sure everybody in the southern hemisphere has already learnt the story.
Been teaching at anther country school as well at the moment which is a pretty cool place and the people are amazingly nice, last weekend we spent our second weekend in Yiwu, we went to a bar with this teacher Tiger and his friend who we never actually learnt the name of but was a lot of fun, on Sunday just had a chilled day biking to the internet bar, unfortunately we passed it and ended up as far out as the trade city, which is only relevent to Gez, but take it from me it was quite a decent bike, my booty was awfully numb by the end of the ride.
This weekend just gone we went back to Hangzhou for the weekend and stayed at an amazing hostel, we had our own room and bathroom, and the coolest couple running it that just really loved helping us! Gave us the greatest advice about buses and bars etc. We went to a bar that had a live band and cheap jugs, the Chinese band played a english sons every couple of songs, even though we were probably the only english speakers there. Hearing a chinese band play coldplay is somehow better than the real ones! We also went to the most amazing book store, finally have got my hands on Harry Potter in chinese, so challange on. Plus they had more books than the pre 19th century classics so have juiced myself back up with books again.
The next couple of weeks are going to be pretty busy Quzhou next weekend and then a big trip to Nanjing the following which will take a good 9 hours each way, lots of people are meeting up there though so very excited!
Apart from that not much going on, at the moment I am struggling through making flags of numerous difficult countries ready for tomorrow.
In terms of the flat, the air con is still humming like a bird although we have just realised that the washingmachine and shower are no longer working, god another task for Pete, and no its not that the water is turned off or anything, come on guys give me a little cred! But I have finally got Pete to actually ask the Principal if we can get xmas off, BIG DEAL. And all we had to do was sit through another one of his Taichi perfomances, unfortunately this one involved me as a voulenteer for his strengh using the "gas" in his body, don't even ask???
Got a package from Judith today so thank her for me will you mama! I will send her a letter as soon as possible
Much love to you all, see you relatively soon Xxx Kate
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hey katey, sounds like china is still radical.
i was thinking you should e-mail/private facebook message us your landline number. we have a pretty sweet international calling card so it's dirt cheap to call.
i'm getting so excited about christmas. you? i have the best christmas sweater.
Kate, still so glad to hear that you are safetly out of Beijing - danger danger. Just be careful.
Did you see anything about that subway tunnel collapse in Hangzhou? Sounded pretty scary!!
How come Judith has your address to send packages but I don't?! Send me a message with your address so I can send you some snail mail stuff!!
All is ok here. We had our new deck put on this weekend, and Greg is pretty excited! Fingers crossed about Christmas, would be great to see you then.
Talk to you soon. Love you xxxx
Oh I'm sorry Phanty I just presumed mama had given it out,
Yeah somehow the first letter from home was from Judith, well it wasn't actually a letter so much as an advent calender, which is like a christmas card and a gift at the same time, no joke it is rocking, only thing that could have made it better would have been if it were filled with bitesized chocs, oh and Gus was here to share them with me!
My address is
Chouzhou Middle school,
190 Mingzhu Lu,
Yiwu, 322000
Zhejiang
China
It would be amazing to get your snail mail Phantum. But on the phone number note, I really wouldn't have the faintest what it is, I gave it to the rent's once and then immediatly lost it. But I'm sure as soon as Ma or Pa read the blog it'll be up in a jiffy, right?
P.s up at 6 50 nam doing Taichi with Peter this morning Gez, yes he's still the same old Peter, oh and don't worry it is going to be a regular occurance apparently, he calls it "playing the Taichi in the playground," I don't go that far!
Good to hear taichi a big success. Keep nagging when you will be off over Xmas so a little planning can be done.Your phone no. is 008657985326509. Have fun. Love Gxx
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