Christmas festivities...

The last few weeks of school are always filled with a plethora of Christmas parties, celebrations and get-togethers. At Concordia, this season is particularly sweet because we work with so many warm, wonderful, genuine people. The high school party was at a lovely restaurant on the Bund where we enjoyed good food, fellowship and Shanghai views. Now we're ready to head out to see our girls!! Then the holidays can truly start.   :)

Blue Man group comes to Shanghai...

I'm a few weeks late posting this, but we were excited to see the Blue Man Group here in Shanghai in November. We've never been able to take in one of their shows and have always wanted to see what the hype was about. This show was awesome! It was great to go with good friends and enjoy a night out on the town.

A weekend hiking in an endless bamboo forest... enchanting!

We spent the weekend about 3 hours from Shanghai (by fast train and then car), tucked into a small hotel at the end of road, surrounded by a massive and endless bamboo forest. It was absolutely magical. We hiked and hiked and loved the small village just down the road from the lodge. Everyone was kind and warm; rice was drying on driveways and streets, and being cut and threshed in the fields. What a fabulous getaway from Shanghai. We will definitely be back to visit many times.