Xian #3

Xian #2

Yes, I am sporting the fanny pack in many of these pictures. Don't be jealous. 

We went to a water light show at the big wild goose pagoda and it was so cool
Random butterfly statue. 
Buddha and Big Wild Goose Pagoda
The Banpo museum: The site of a matriarchal village from 6000 years ago. Unfathomable.

Xian #1

"Who is that girl I see, staring straight back at me..." (Mulan is  my second favorite Disney movie so therefore I had to sing that song into the reflection pond.)

Just a little kung-fu action
Terracotta Warriors- incredible. 
Yes, we did this. 
Square Youth Hostel- probably the best of the three we stayed at.

Movie Day

First- here's a couple pics from the movie day we had on our last day of teaching before our trip- they made us teach on Saturday since we were taking a week holiday so we decided just to show Kung Fu panda and play with the kids. Ha.

 

October Break!

So I made it back safe! It was an amazing week and I have TONS of pictures to show for it. Xian was my favorite of the three cities but I loved all of them. We spent a lot of time getting from place to place and had a few traumatizing moments but it was all well worth it. We made quite a few friends that helped us get around and we were able to figure everything out. I'll pick some of the best pics and post them soon! 

Peace Out.

So I thought I should write a little note before I take off on my week long ADVENTURE! And let me tell you, it WILL be an adventure. Tomorrow at 2:43 me and four of the girls will be embarking on a 25 hour train ride to Xian on a HARD SEAT. (dont worry, i'm bringing a little pillow for my rear)  If all goes as planned we will then train from Xian to Beijing, train from Beijing to Shanghai and then fly home from Shanghai. OH MY WORD. It's gonna be awesome.. If we make it alive I'll post pics in a week! Love you all! 

Our Favorite Place in the World: The Cafeteria

Thought I should post a tribute to the Kaiyin Cafeteria since we spend so much of our time there. Really its not that bad, there are usually a couple options that are decent and occasionally one or too that are really good.. and of course there's always white rice!

oh so many choices... 

Just adding a little more to my rice pouch... :)
mmm.....!