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The girls are always excited for Halloween. Last year, we surprised the family by arriving in California for a week of fun. This year, we will be in Shanghai. The girls decorated early – October 14. They have fun with our small supplies of Halloween. Living in an apartment creates storage challenges. […]
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International Day at Concordia is a fun day for the students. The girls had fun finding their red, white and blue for the day. I have a bag of accessories from Claire’s. I always find something fun after the 4th of July for 50-75% off. Eleri printed her flag off […]
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We have a saying here in Shanghai, some days are Shang-highs and some days are Shang-lows. Most of the Shang-low days are due to some event that should be simple, but is difficult because we are in Shanghai. It is usually something you wouldn’t experience in America and it can be frustrating. I used […]
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We arrived back from our Silk Road adventure late Friday night. On Saturday, Emersyn was having “teen time” at the Kerry Center with Avery. They wanted to have lunch ALONE and go shopping. In typical teen fashion, they needed rides to the Kerry Center. Mr. Nie had the day off and Emersyn is not […]
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It October break – National Week. We had planned to stay in Shanghai, but at the last minute decided to visit the Silk Road. Of course, October is the best time for the weather and the worst time for travel. Everyone in China has this week off. It drives the airfares up which is […] |