February 2: Eve of the Chinese New Year February 3: First day of the Chinese New Year (Spring Festival begins); most stores will be closed for two days. February 3-17: Chinese New Year’s festivities February 17: Lantern Festival (Spring Festival ends with great fireworks)
I’m excited to present you the new, improved header on my homepage. Thanks to my sister, I finally got the images in the header to rotate, so that whenever you click through this website, the image will change. Thank you, little sister, for helping me!
These days, as there are numerous constructions going on around campus, the few of us remaining here over the winter holiday have to deal with blackouts – not so very pleasant in the dead of winter, but at least we’ve been informed ahead of time.
Today marks a very special day for me. Today, exactly four years ago, I arrived in China. Not for the first time, but in order to stay here. Now, four years later, thinking back to that day of my arrival, it seems like an eternity ago. I’m not gonna bother you with all the many things that have happened during this time, but I’m definitely thankful for those years. It hasn’t always been easy finding myself between three different cultures, having to deal with lots of different challenges, but I will say it has been very rewarding. Thank you everyone who has stayed with me and supported me in these past years. You mean the world to me!
It’s official: Today is the first day of my winter break. No more classes until Spring Festival is over. But since the students are still around, I will get to spend time with them, until their break starts officially sometimes in early January.
Friday, Dec 17th, the foreign faculty of our university will have their annual Christmas banquet.
Every couple of months the foreign faculty organizes a big bake sale to raise money for some charity projects. Tonight is another chance for us to stock up on some Christmas goodies for a good purpose!
December is here, and I’ve got lots of news for you today. The new December Portfolio at the Sweetshoppe has started. Check it out and make sure to participate, as you can earn points towards sweet rewards for each month. Did you know about the Cookies 4 Kids at SSD? All throughout the month of December you can download templates created by SSD designers and the staff on a daily basis. Or you can buy the whole set and the money you spend will be contributed to help children in need. Hop over to OTS and see their new contributions for the month. The new Digi Files are out and will be revealed throughout the month. Don’t miss out on them, as they usually come with a great deal!
The end of November is quickly approaching, the Christmas season has already started, but I want to highlight a very non-Christmas themed digi-kit today: “Reach for the Sky.” (Will try to show you some more Christmas products and layouts in the weeks to come, so check back in for that.) Reach for the Sky by Kristin Chronin-Barrow This kit has a beautiful color palette of blues and browns, mixed with some pops of green and red, and though it seems to be made for more masculine layouts (color scheme wise), the flowers included will also work for beautiful feminine pages , which makes this kit quite versatile. Kristin also created some unique embellishments (kites, air balloons, and a fun pennant element) that look adorable on any page. Check out what I did using “Reach for the Sky”: I’ve recently gotten these great pictures that I h-a-v-e to scrap with, and though the pictures are all beach themed, I had to use Kristin’s kit with them and love how this page turned out. Admittedly, it’s basically …
Thursday: 9:00 am Turkey Bowl 12:00 pm Dinner at S. Cafe Friday: 12:00 pm Dinner at Peter Hall
