NANJING Branch

Here are some pictures of all the members in the Branch in Nanjing. We were so happy that we went on the day that they were taking the Branch picture for the semester! There are a lot of young adults in the branch. Many of them are BYU interns here doing a study abroad for the semester. We have had so much fun getting to know them! If you click on the pictures it will give you a bigger picture to see it clearer. 

Tai Chi

Here are few pictures of the girls and I learning Tai Chi. We have been doing Tai Chi a few times a week early in the morning. The gym teacher John has been teaching us. I have loved learning it. It is very relaxing but at the same time really difficult. The Chinese people use it to clear their minds and stay relaxed. We love learning it, not to mention learning it from a really cute Chinese boy :)

Kayla's Passport

I am not sure that I ever told the story about Kayla getting her passport stolen. When Kayla and some of the girls were at a supermarket in Changzhou she had her wallet stolen. In her wallet she had all her ID's and a good amount of Chinese and American money, also, her passport. The next week we spent a lot of time at different police stations trying to get a police report stating her passport was stolen, so that we could go to the embassy to get her a new one. Getting the police report was supposed to me the simple part of the process, but it was proving to be very unsuccessful. Kayla and I were not able to go to Beijing on vacation because her passport was stolen the week before we were going to go. We still had a good time hanging out in Changzhou though. A few days after the vacation we attempted again to get a police report. We went with King, our foreign affairs coordinator, to the Police Station. We walked in, and an officer walked over to an cabinet, unlocks it, and pulls out a wallet!! He came over and opened it, and there was Kayla's wallet! We both were screaming a crying. A random Chinese person had found the wallet in a dumpster the day before and turned it in. What a miracle! I am so grateful for the many prayers that were answered! Our program director said that this was the first time in the history of International Language Programs that a stolen passport has been found. We are so blessed. Being the head teacher, this was a huge burden lifted off my shoulders. We know that Lord is very aware of us and our journey's here in China :)

Shanghai

Here are a few pictures from our trip to Shanghai. We had a lot of fun! We stayed with a wonderful family that Brielle knows and were able to go to the Shanghai branch for church on Sunday. We saw many cool sights and of course, did lots of shopping :)

Egg salad?

Snowman- China style

Chinese meals and bumper cars

Mr. Wu took us out for dinner with a few of his Chinese friends. The meal was alright, I am just not a lover of the Chinese meals. After the meal we went to an amusement park and rode the bumper cars, they were pretty intense.