~Qingdao~

Cool Market street that went on forever and sold almost everything!

My dream car!

I'm not sure what this guy was trying to do to the poor cat, but the cat clawed it's way out pretty fast! It was not getting eaten that day! haha jk

Catholic church and Christian church

~Sophia, Nona, Victoria, Me, and Adam~

Victoria, Nona, and Sophia took us around Qingdao! We had so much fun and it was a beautiful day. We walked around the "old" part of Qingdao which has a lot of the European architecture. We went to a park where there were a ton of brides getting pictures done. When the couples get married in China they don't wear wedding dresses. They rent the dresses and get their pictures done. It is funny to see them pull up their dresses and see jeans and tennis shoes. Adam and I love teaching in China. We have had so much fun and we love our students and the branch. We only have one more month of teaching before we start to travel around China and Thailand. We are thankful to be here and are truly blessed to know the members of branch. The members in Qingdao and our students have touched our lives in so many ways. We are so grateful to be here.

~Faspion~

~ Mickey Mouse~
Chinese Faspion!
Triumph for the journeyer, but at the cost of seperating the bonk DETWEEN left and right. For a brief time, there was no distinction between the two; they were one.


~Victoria~Nona~

Greatest Visiting Teachers!

Portable food! Take it anywhere you want!

MMMMM!

We found the imported food aisle! I was sooooooooo happy!

~TV Drama~

~We have been talking about politics in our classes and it has been interesting to hear what my students say about the elections. Most wanted Obama to win. Most didn't even know who McCain was. haha They wanted Obama to win because he is young, good looking, and has new ideas. So Adam and I have been teaching about making educated decisions. And we also talked a little about gay marriage. Fortunately for them it was an alien subject and they could not believe that a man and a man or a woman and a woman would actually want to kiss and get married! They thought I was joking that gay marriage was legal in a few states.

~I hope that Twilight is everything that we all want it to be! I am so jealous that all my sisters get to see it without me in only a few weeks! I want to hear all about it but at the same time I don't. I don't want to have any expectations. Things always seem to be so much better that way!

~ Monday nights during the summer were spent in a little t.v. room in our apartment club house watching the Bachelorette with Deanna Pappus. Most of us were disapointed when Deanna chose Jesse over Jason..................SERIOUSLY. Well the inevitable has happened and Jesse and Deanna have broken up. Really most of us probably aren't surprised. Thank goodness we have the internet here! More great news! Erica Hahns character has been CUT from Greys Anatomy! I love Greys and was sad and disgusted that they brought Callie and Erica together..........ugh just to play up Callie Torres amazing acting skills. But they are no more! YAY!

~Tug of war~

sweet potatoes

hard at work

~James cool electric scooter~

Getting Ready to tug

The first few pictures are from the street that our tailor is on. Going to the tailor can be so frustrating trying to explain what I want, but I am addicted! I love surfing the internet and drawing designs and then getting the clothes and being surprised! Sometimes good, sometimes not quite what I had in mind!! The street has alot of markets of fresh vegetables, clothing shops, tailor shops, fabric shops, and food vendors. The other pictures are from our Tug of war. The the other day all the faculty got together and either played basketball or tug of war. We had so much fun and we ended winning! We were exhausted after winning 10 times! My hands still kind of ache. Everyone on our team got a bag of rice for winning!