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becoming jami: May 2011
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Saturday, May 28, 2011. Sorry for the lack of posts! This last week has been so busy. i am currently prepping my 5 and 6 year olds for graduation which is a frustrating and long process. i am trying to teach them 4 songs as well as memorize lines for a play and poem. all in english. they are slowly but surely getting there. fingers crossed it will all come together before June 24th! JAKEY CAME TO VISIT from Beijing! Yes, i know it only adds up to 9. anyways :). Ohhh jake's shirt - I 3 BJ. This photo make...
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becoming jami: December 2010
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Thursday, December 30, 2010. Well, i knew it was inevitable that I would get sick again, (thankfully, I don't feel awful.yet) and as you all have read I will NEVER set foot in a Chinese hospital again. Nothing a little Amoxicillin can't fix! And you can get it in China without a prescription. Sounds easy, right? It looked like this -. Yes, its backwards and hard to read but there it is. how i survived my chinese pharmacy experience and successfully got what i wanted! She nods and laughs! My interpretatio...
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becoming jami: October 2010
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Sunday, October 31, 2010. Very unexpectedly, halloween was a HUGE celebration at Wunan. since it is an international school, they make a really big deal out of the holidays of different cultures, primarily american. the hall way was decked out in jack o lanterns, ghosts, spider webs and witch hats. i could not have been happier! All week i taught about halloween! So i am dressed up like this walking down the streets of china. you think americans have been stared at before? Try wearing some ears. Then on ...
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becoming jami: August 2011
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Wednesday, August 10, 2011. Welcome to the real world. I think I just might be an adult now. I have officially entered the real world. Within 24 hours I went from frustrated graduate who just taught abroad and can't get an interview and has no clue what is going to happen, to. The new scared, nervous, overwhelmed, excited kindergarten teacher at Durbin Elementary whose class starts a week from today and whose parents and students visit Monday night! Talk about lack of sleep recently. Life is. good. It's ...
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becoming jami: September 2011
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Sunday, September 25, 2011. The last few days have felt absolutely fall :) I do not miss the heat at all and am glad to see it go. I did some cooking today and am very proud of my creation (well, i didn't create it, i found the recipe). I made pumpkin butter! I found this recipe on Pinterest (my new obsession). 3 1/2 cups pumpkin puree, or 1 (29 ounce) can (not pumpkin pie filling). 2 tsp vanilla extract. 3/4 cup apple cider or juice. 1 cup packed brown sugar. 1-2 tsp pumpkin pie spice (to taste). Once i...
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becoming jami: March 2012
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Sunday, March 11, 2012. Has it been 2 months? I hadn't realized that it has been over 2 months since I had blogged until my friend Natalie tweeted that I should get back to blogging. her words - "bring back becoming jami". Well, here i am. i'm back. It has been tough to fit blogging into my daily list of activities. the last few months have been the busiest of my life. Let me recap the last few months. It was not a fun move. i had a 4 car caravan following me to my apartment! We were able to walk around,...
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becoming jami: April 2011
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Thursday, April 28, 2011. My mom's visit to shanghai. My mom has been here for the past week (she just left today. waaahhh! And it was such an amazing time. the time went TOO fast though. I feel like she just got here and she has already left. i have so many adventures with her to blog about but alas, a picture will have to suffice until I get the time. At west lake in Hangzhou. My mom rocking the chopsticks. Having tea in yuyuan. Tuesday, April 19, 2011. Shanghai gongqing forest park 森林公园. My 2 "childre...
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becoming jami: March 2011
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Thursday, March 31, 2011. When will you have a husband, miss jami? This is a cute dialogue between me and 2 boys in my 5/6 year class, mark and kaelen. both boys are originally from america. mark is 1/2 chinese, 1/2 australian born in Houston. and kaelen is from American parents born in Boston. J = jami (me). M - i am so full look at my belly. J - yes, you look very full. M - it's kinda like i have a baby in there. J - only girls have babies mark you know that. you are a boy! J - yes mark. It was the bes...
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becoming jami: November 2011
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Wednesday, November 30, 2011. Now you're in newww yorrrkkkk! For the thanksgiving holiday, Tim invited me to spend it with him and his family in Connecticut, and also to spend my birthday in New York City. I was beyond excited and literally had a countdown going as soon as the tickets were bought! I got to the airport in New York City and was just elated to see Tim again! My suitcase came very quick (surprisingly) , after a few delays in Philly. It felt like I was never going to get there! The next day I...
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becoming jami: January 2011
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Friday, January 21, 2011. 2 weeks in thailand! I'm heading out to thailand in the morning! Got everything packed into 1 backpack and one small duffel bag, which is a HUGE feat for me considering I am the world's best over packer. i am one of those people who live by the saying "it's better to have it and not need it, than to need it and not have it! I'm heading into 80s and 90s with suuuuun! Can't wait to bust out the shades. I won't be on my computer for the next 2 weeks. pray for safe travels! States])...
