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“Okay, guys, we’re going to play a game now, †David, one of the kayaking instructors said. “Thank gosh!†I thought. My arms were screaming for relief. Quickly, David explained the game to us. Apparently, the object of the game was to switch kayaks with another person. Seems easy enough, […]
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Sounds of wind rustling through the trees and of boots stomping filled my ears. I had just finished kayaking with the rain in the Li River with my eighth grade friends. “Ow, my arms hurt!†I thought as I reached up to adjust my overloaded backpack. Everyone marched to the busses while […]
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“You’re so close! So close!†I murmured to myself, “Almost there. Just a little farther, then you can be done with these stupid steps, †I was tired and hungry. Food was screaming my name and my only thought was to get off the mountain in Yangshuo. I swatted away brush and […]
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The Magic School Bus came to school today. Its creators, author and illustrator, Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen were on campus for one day. The Es Students (the only ones at school as the HS and MS students are on trips) were asked to come dressed up as one of the characters or topics […]
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Soccer Day is always a fun day for the students. Soccer Day is held at Shanghai American School (SAS). We dug out Emersyn old soccer socks which almost fit this year. Eleri had her bag packed with all the needed items for soccer day – water, lunch, sunscreen, bug spray, […]
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Ms. Muir 4th grade class was presenting at the first chapel of the school year. Chapel is held once a month and each class has a turn to present at chapel. The kids loving performing for chapel. Eleri singing at chapel. The students sang two songs for chapel. Every child […]
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Eleri came off the bus to tell me she lost another tooth…I didn’t even know she had a lose tooth. She was disappointment because she wanted to lose the tooth in Thailand. The tooth came out while she was eating her spicy peas. Dear Eleri, My dearest Eleri, I […]
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“TIC” – a common saying…This is China. It is used when something is difficult that should not be hard. Over the summer, our old washer died. Jim called Woody, our property manager, to get a new one. We have a brand, new Siemens. It is very nice…it even weighs the clothes to determine how […]
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The Middle School has activity nights throughout the year. The 7th/8th graders have a “social” which is a dance, but no middle schooler wants to say they are going to a dance! Emersyn has tennis lesson on Friday after school. By the time Emersyn got home to shower, she was running late for her […]
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Eleri’s passport expires in February 2014. The expiration date really seems to be just a date as most travel destinations require you have 6 months valid on your passport. Therefore, Eleri does not have a full 6 months on her passport for our October Holiday travel to Phuket, Thailand. We set up an appointment […] |