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This past week was very good. I was able to complete week 7 of going to the gym without cheating once! Almost 2 full months of working out 4 nights a week ... I'm pretty excited about it! I feel good, and although my body is still adjusting to life here in Shanghai with different foods etc., I feel amazing! Random insert: I found peppermint tea! Very excited about that .. had 2 cups today!
Yesterday I spent the day shopping with Heather, Carrie, Megan and Jill. It was nice to get outside while it wasn't raining (as it had rained for 7+ days straight). I bought a new hat and a nalgene water bottle. Oh ... how could I forget about Friday night .. went shopping with my teacher and Ah-yi and a few other Chinese staff members. We went to a very local market where they got me some great deals on comfy hooded sweat-shirts for the cold weather to come. There was lots of arguing and I felt as though I was being pulled and pushed in five different directions at once - but all in all it was a good China experience. I narrowly escaped a dinner of "hot-pot street food" as I bowed out to meet some other teachers for dinner at a nice Indian restaurant.
Today I have spent relaxing, doing laundry and cleaning my apartment. I am going to go to the gym shortly and then spend a nice evening in getting ready for next weeks lessons. The parents have been invited in to watch the lessons so I just want to make sure I have everything set and ready for that.
The weather is getting cooler here day by day. The rainy days were pretty cold and damp. I haven't put my heat on yet .. but I think that will come pretty soon. My heater is just a small unit that is attached to the wall above my window ..much like an air conditoner in Canada that sits in a window. My place is small so it should heat up ok. My bathroom and kitchen, which are on the other side of the apartment may be another story though ... no heater there .. brrrrrr.
Yesterday I spent the day shopping with Heather, Carrie, Megan and Jill. It was nice to get outside while it wasn't raining (as it had rained for 7+ days straight). I bought a new hat and a nalgene water bottle. Oh ... how could I forget about Friday night .. went shopping with my teacher and Ah-yi and a few other Chinese staff members. We went to a very local market where they got me some great deals on comfy hooded sweat-shirts for the cold weather to come. There was lots of arguing and I felt as though I was being pulled and pushed in five different directions at once - but all in all it was a good China experience. I narrowly escaped a dinner of "hot-pot street food" as I bowed out to meet some other teachers for dinner at a nice Indian restaurant.
Today I have spent relaxing, doing laundry and cleaning my apartment. I am going to go to the gym shortly and then spend a nice evening in getting ready for next weeks lessons. The parents have been invited in to watch the lessons so I just want to make sure I have everything set and ready for that.
The weather is getting cooler here day by day. The rainy days were pretty cold and damp. I haven't put my heat on yet .. but I think that will come pretty soon. My heater is just a small unit that is attached to the wall above my window ..much like an air conditoner in Canada that sits in a window. My place is small so it should heat up ok. My bathroom and kitchen, which are on the other side of the apartment may be another story though ... no heater there .. brrrrrr.