August 15, 2010

Well, we are finally up and running on the internet!  It only took 2 weeks and 3 appointments!  Here are some new updates...

I finally got to see my building.  It is so great for Early Childhood!  I can't wait to see it completely done.  Our building has an outdoor play area, and indoor play area with a ball pit, tunnels, padded walls, trampoline, and all kinds of cool stuff!  We have a great media center, a gym perfect for younger kids, and a gross motor skills room!  Our cafeteria is pint sized and not scary for the little ones.  My classroom is huge and has carpet for most of it and some tile for an art area.

On Thursday we had our health check...not fun.  They took blood, did an x-ray, EKG, all kinds of great stuff.  It was a little scary for me, but I made it!  Afterwards, they took us to our superintendent's house.  It was very close.  He lives in a villa, which is 4 stories!  It was really nice.  His wife cooked us Mexican food, some of the best I have ever had!  She made awesome rice, Jeff, the superintendent, grilled chicken, she had homemade salsa and guac, and of course they had tons of beverages for us!  It was a great time.  This included all new teachers from Hongqiao (us), Pudong (on the other side of the river), and Hongzhou (an hours train ride away).  They decided we all needed more time together, so we set up a gathering for Friday too.

On Friday we went to Pepper Steakhouse, right by us.  We had drinks and appetizers and a lot of laughs, especially when Travis spilled beer all over me!  We stayed a little too long and decided to head home.

We felt the aftermath all day Saturday!  Too much fun for one week, I think!  We waited all day for internet to come, laying around getting upset and not feeling well.  We had to have lunch and dinner delivered to us.  Well, they never came!  So Sunday, today, Travis called them back, they came and now we have internet!  YAY!!!

However, we seem to be sick now.  We were told we would get sick (our stomachs), so we were got an antibiotic before we left.  We started taking them today and are hoping it gets better....it is 4:30 pm and we still haven't eaten today :(

Tomorrow we start with returning teachers, can't wait to meet them!