Category Archives: China

Two months, two jobs, one apartment, and a hand full of life long memories already banked.  We made it past our probation period!  EF likes us, even though we barely decided not to quit.  Now we have to give a … Continue reading →

Greetings from Shanghai!  It is a cozy rainy day here on our day off.  We enjoyed an big American breakfast at a restaurant called Mr. Pancake this morning.  It was amazing!  We meet some other English teachers at breakfast who … Continue reading →

Shanghai is very convenient and simple to get around.  Taxis are only a couple of bucks, a metro ride is only 50 cents and Zane now started taking the bus to work which is only about 30 cents a ride.  … Continue reading →

We recently hit the one month mark of living in China.  It was a tough one last week and Zane kept saying ‘It has to get better, doesn’t it?’  We still don’t have internet at our apartment which has been frustrating to not be … Continue reading →

Our new apartment is cute and starting to feel like home.  We are on the 14th floor of a high rise apartment building.  The building is old, the elevator is dirty but our apartment has some character with hardwood floors, French doors and … Continue reading →

It snowed for 2 days in Shanghai last week, which is a rare occurrence.  A proper amount of snow as our fellow British teachers would say.   Being from North Dakota and Montana it is not even close to a proper amount, it … Continue reading →

It is hard to believe that we have been in China for 2 weeks and out of Colorado for almost a month already.  This may not be the rosiest of posts but as excepted it is hard to start a … Continue reading →

We made it safe to Shanghai after our 11-hour flight and smooth trip through customs.  This city is so huge!  There are lots of lights, new sounds and new smells.  Our school puts us up at a hotel for the … Continue reading →

Our Hawaiian adventure has come to an end and we fly out in the morning to Shanghai.  A mix of nerves and excitement have been swirling between us.  Sunday was declared as one of our last very American days.  We … Continue reading →