UPDATE

A lot has happened since the yellow mountains and none of it really fits into a category so this is just a quick update! 

After we got home, we began teaching again. And the first day back was teacher appreciation day. Finally I'm on the other end of it!! First they gave us a free lunch. 

It looked like this. 

To answer your question, yes I felt very appreciated. My first graders did give me a box of dove chocolates so that made up for the fish (which was looking at me, might I add). 

We headed to Shanghai last weekend for a district conference and a Young Single Adult session accompanied with a dance. Now don't get me wrong, I agree that YSA is a great program, I just don't particularly like it. I thought China would be my escape, BUT NO. #YSA4lyfe

The coolest part of the past week was definitely the Confucius Temple in downtown Nanjing. The Yangtze river runs right through the heart. We took a boat tour around which was amazing and I highly recommend it to anyone who visits my city. It had performances done by ladies dressed up in authentic Chinese attire and saxophone players and beautiful lights!! Picture the jungle cruise at DisneyLand only way better. 

Why isn't America constantly lit up like this? I don't know!

After the boat tour we did some street shopping. Let me tell you, the t-shirts here are killer. They sort of just put words on shirts thinking its cool because its American. 

For example:

(^seriously contemplated buying this shirt. I would just wear it on my bad days so people will know that I know that they know I'm breaking out and that life goes past the pimple.)

If I could capture my happiest moment here, it would be this one.

The day I made it to dinner early enough to get the good noodles!!!!

Honestly, when I'm not craving pizza and tia roses here, I crave noodles and this made me so happy!!!! 

More random moments:

^My 7th grade boys!

^"I am the great stone dragon"-mushu from mulan

^Me and ash contemplating modeling for the knock of nike

Overall, I'm still adjusting and still loving China! Being here and experiencing this new country only builds my enthusiasm for traveling. And for a progress report, when I got here I didn't even know how to use chopsticks and now I'm pro! I guess it helps being forced but whatever, it's cool. 

Good night, good morning, good afternoon to you where ever you may be!

-Taylor Janae