'Dear Linda,
We are pleased to offer you a place as a full-time student in the C O P (1 Trimester), commencing Trimester 1, 2012.

Victoria International
Victoria University of Wellington,
PO Box 600, Wellington 6140,
New Zealand'

xilingol, inner mongolia.

this is where they used to behead people.

i went to the aviary at the beijing zoo for the first time! i saw so many exotic beautiful birds. it was magical.

children in the US put their fallen teeth under their pillow.children in China throw their lower teeth onto the roof & bury their upper teeth.children in Lebanon throw their teeth into the sea.

my first student :)

i hope when he grows up, he'll remember these days. i sure will remember him.

cherry and i went to the supermarket after teaching today.
i found this leaf shaped dish in the ceramic section! it was 3 yuan!
Blue Earth gave me a jade cicada necklace.
now the buzzing of the insect can always ring in my ears.

i spend quite a lot of time with children these days. although some days i go pretty crazy, overall i really enjoy interacting with them. i've come to the conclusion that children everywhere, are ultimately the same: playful, crazy, entertaining, and say the funniest things.

my 6 year old student said to me: "you draw the animals, and i'll draw their blood veins, okay?"
"my grandma agreed to buy me a squirrel"
"my tooth itches"
"i'm growing a bean sprout at home. i also have a pet crab"
& my high school student asked me: "teacher, what does 'shit' mean?"

every summer, it seems like beijing kids have a new toy fad. this summer is this little device with a LED light and propellers that you launch up into the sky with a rubber band sling-shot.

so after playing with it by the cathedral in wangfujing street, i went home and had a photoshoot with it.

now, i work part time (hehe) so after teaching 2 classes in the morning, i have time to do other things! for example, sew a shirt:

everyday, these ladies (& gentleman) sit here and soak up the sun.
the 3rd one from the right is apparently my great-great aunt.

these days.