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Ok friends (I’m assuming), let’s do this thing. Confession number one- I wrote that first sentence 1 ½ hours ago. I’ve been filling the time by eating candy and watching youtube videos. It’s not my fault though. You find a video on youtube and then on the right side of the page they suggest related videos, and then you click one purely in the name of science, and then the new page suggests videos, and before you know it, you’ve spent and hour and a half on youtube watching videos of some kid talking about candles. Wow- honesty feels good.

Now, onto my blog. I will review two important events for you: 1- English club last Friday, 2- Easter.

1)      English Club: We had our club last Friday at the Western Campus and I have to admit that to me, it felt like one of our most successful clubs. I base this opinion on the fact that students were participating, laughing, singing, and for the most part seemed to really understand what we were saying. Our club was Country themed, but I left my cowboy items inAmerica, so we basically put bandanas around our necks and drew on freckles… Anyway, we sang Country Roads by the one and only John Denver and it went really well. They had a little trouble with the verses but during the chorus they sang their hearts out. It was great to hear. We also sang Amazing Grace and they sang it really well. Heather gave a great talk about Forgiveness. It was easy to understand, hit them on their level, and had great stories to help them follow along. We did a melodrama about the Prodigal Son, or in our case the prodigal daughter- me. I didn’t realize how intense my part was going to be- but they had me eating food, dancing and cheering like a cheerleader, and more. The students helped me with my lines which I thought was so great- it really showed their comprehension and listening skills. Overall club was a great success.

2)      Easter: Since club was on Friday, we weren’t able to join the Easter festivities until Saturday- but all was well despite that. We boarded the 9:50ish train toTianjinand got to the campus a little before lunch. For lunch all 15 of us ate at a local restaurant and then headed into town. That afternoon we broke off in little groups and exploredTianjin’s culture street. I’ve been there before but this time I saw way more than I ever have. I think I saw 20-30 things I wanted to buy but only brought enough money for what was scheduled, so I had to hold myself back. Next time culture street, next time… Anyway, we regrouped and headed to the giant ferris wheel located downtown on a bridge. We got on it after the sun had set but we enjoyed the beautiful lights all around the city and even got to see some fireworks on the way down. By this time my allergies were kicking my butt big time and after going through everyone’s packets of tissues, I decided to take some medicine before I got miserable. Amelia happened to have some benadryl with her so I figured it couldn’t hurt. Nothing too major occurred but after a while I found it difficult to hold my head up or speak without slurring my words a little. I slept well that night. The next morning was Easter! We woke up early to get to church because there were baptisms that day. After those, we had breakfast in a park area and then to the actual service. That ended around lunch time and we went to a mall area for Papa Johns and Coldstone- I can’t even begin to explain how good everything tasted- so I won’t.

All in all it was a great weekend/week and I can’t believe April is almost over. I just finished two 10 week classes. Now I’m down to 4 hours of class a week….8-10 Wednesday morning and 8-10 Friday morning- life is hard, right?

I hope everyone had an amazing Easter!!

P.S. I’ve been trying to upload pictures for you but haven’t had any luck. I’ll keep trying.

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