the every day ruckus

I guess its time to show everyone what our day to day play looks like. So far we have mainly posted pictures of when we travel, but here is the normal stuff. Don't be fooled by the cute little faces you see, they are rowdy lil' people. You may notice Ted and I are wearing matching shirts, oh how cute. They have entire stores dedicated to "couples shirts". I guess it is a big deal to match with your significant other here. We thought they were a cool design, so we had to get them. The funny thing is that our students didn't realize we were married until we wore the shirts together. I guess kissing in front of them, or pointing out my wedding ring wasn't as obvious as a T-shirt. Now they follow us around saying, "teacha, look!", and of course what they want us to look at is their cute little pointer fingers making out with each other.

Yes, that is a picture of Ronald Mcdonald. And yes, that old man is coolly sitting next to him reading the paper, like everyone reads the paper with good ole' Ron. I thought it was a splendid moment and had to capture it. The saddest part of that picture is that we were inside eating there. Mcdonalds, once my sworn enemy, now one of my closest allies. I no longer have a stomach for what they feed us here at school, so I am living off of plain rice, PBJ's, oreos, apples, and the occasional trip to the Golden Arches. Please don't judge us, we are desperate. We would rather eat tasty American flavored mystery meat on a sesame bun than to actually be eating what could very well be a greasy vegetable rat medley.

The last picture is our favorite new toy. It is a LASER TOP! We found some people selling them on the streets one night, and they are really cool. It's a tiny personal laser show. It came with a stick with a rope attached to it, which is used to whip the top to keep it moving. Great good ole' fashioned fun.

We are going to Shang Hai in two days, this is our last trip before teaching is done. We only have two more weeks of teaching! Yeee haw. I have fun with the kids, but it will be nice not to have to worry about lesson plans, or any of that stuff any more. I can check teacher off my list, and know for sure that I definitely don't want to be a teacher. Too noisy. I sound like a crotchety old woman, but it is the truth. A classroom of screaming kids is not what I call fun. Plus, I respect my eardrums far too much.

Hope ya'll enjoy, keep a smile on your faces.

-a.