Friday, October 28, 2011

Sleeping on the Great Wall of China!

I am leaving for Beijing TONIGHT (Friday night) to hike along and sleep on the Great Wall of China this weekend!

SO.EXCITED.


Also, here's my current work schedule and the second schedule is what I will have in 6 weeks. I'm working more hours now so I work less hours later.


Sunday, October 23, 2011

Kaifeng, China

Well, I had a lot of fun last weekend. I went to the flower festival with my friend, Beryl.
It was her brother's birthday and so we ate cake, checked out some beautiful flowers, and got stared at a lot by people.

Oh, I also saw where the Emperor used to live and work as Kaifeng used to be the capital of China. It was very cool! I loved the food.








Leftovers after a huge lunch.

The best soup I have ever had. It has candy, sugar,
raisins, beans, and nuts all in it. Amazing.
Some pictures of the flowers at the festival.


All of these flowers share one single root.



Thursday, October 20, 2011

Getting into a groove

Just being a teacher in China.
















Apparently there is a Chrysanthemum Festival going on in Kaifeng, so I am going to that this weekend.

Traveling! Flowers! Sounds perfect.

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Manila & El Nido, Philippines

I arrived in Manila on the 29th of September and stayed in a hostel for a night. I met up with some awesome people in my hostel and we enjoyed a great dinner before I went to El Nido via private plane.

When I arrived in El Nido, I stumbled upon a deserted beach with a resort and they gave me a cottage for only $20 USD a night, instead of $150 USD a night. I love traveling during the low-season!

I also went kayaking to an island and I snorkeled and swam all day while exploring the coral reefs.
The next day, I went hiking through a jungle to get to hot springs.
And then I went hiking through another jungle to get to a waterfall (during a typhoon). It was awesome!
I also drank with the locals, read in a hammock, and relaxed. Lovely, perfect vacation.

I returned to Manila on the 4th and will go back to China on the 6th.

Here's some videos:
My breakfast companion at the resort in El Nido