I can’t believe it’s been six months since I moved to Kunshan. The time has really flown by, soon it will be the end of the school year. I have had some really fun and exciting times as well as some lonely and difficult times. I have not had a meltdown yet and have notContinue reading “Six Month Check- In: China Travel Bucketlist”
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Chinese New Year at Yuyuan Garden
After Disney, Helene left me for Taiwan (insert crying emoji) and I hopped in a DiDi to explore the other side of Shanghai. Hotel I stayed at Zhotels on West Nanjing Road. The room was small and nicely set up for a quick single person trip and I don’t know if I was still exhaustedContinue reading “Chinese New Year at Yuyuan Garden”
Mouse Lanterns
I decided to start off this Chinese New Year break with a trip to Disneyland. I mean. Why not. So, of course, my main French- Canadian ride or die joined me. Hotel We stayed at one of the Hanting hotels, Hanting Zhoupu, near Disney. IT was just a short walk from the metro station. First,Continue reading “Mouse Lanterns”
Jinxi Ancient Watertown
The second part of our strawberry picking day was a trip to Jinxi Watertown. We just wandered around the area, happy to follow people who knew where they are going and who speak Chinese. We started off trying “fruit roll up popsicles,” at least that’s what we named them. They were delicious but so fullContinue reading “Jinxi Ancient Watertown”
Strawberry Picking
I have been waiting to do this for a while and we finally got our chance! Strawberry picking happened last weekend with an added trip to Jinxi Watertown. We did so many fun things I have to break it into two posts. I love having friends who live here, what a relaxing outing! Here comesContinue reading “Strawberry Picking”
Dessert Crawling
Sometimes you make friends that are so similar to you that it could be detrimental to your wallet. Let me introduce you to Christina. For her birthday she said two words- dessert crawl. The only information I needed was when and where. We took a DiDi out to HLCC in Suzhou to start off ourContinue reading “Dessert Crawling”
Christmas Market
I am officially an entire month behind on blogging so here is a quick video of Shanghai Christmas markets
Hot Springs, Hot Beds
Let me tell you about this amazing place is Suzhou. Things were really hectic for the first two months in China. Between getting settled in, organizing a new classroom (I still haven’t posted that video), and learning a new curriculum, my brain and body had had enough. When I first arrived, my friend told meContinue reading “Hot Springs, Hot Beds”
China Update #1
Culture and Heritage P.3: Our Heritage Project and Culture Quilts
As a summative assessment for our first unit of inquiry, Who We Are, each student completed a Heritage project. This project was completed completely at home with the help of family members. I loved how well it worked with our unit and allowed them to look a little deeper at themselves and their personal heritage.Continue reading “Culture and Heritage P.3: Our Heritage Project and Culture Quilts”