Crisis Averted
Merry Christmas from China! We’ve been missing our family and friends this holiday season, but we managed to make it a little special anyways. Other Western holidays haven’t really caught on in China, so we were pleasantly surprised to find that the Christmas cheer has spread here. Read on to find out what Christmas is like in a small, authentic Chinese town!
Yes, it killed me a little not to be able to finish the alliteration! 😂 Anyways, the last couple weeks have been pretty relaxed here. No extra days off means spending the weekdays teaching and going into ultimate sloth mode on the weekends. No complaints about that! This past Saturday we did venture out to the market, which occupies the town’s main streets every 5 days. We’ve gone to it before but never for very long, so this time we dedicated all morning to checking out every street it spills onto and trying lots of new food. Hopefully these photos give a little glimpse into the colorful and fast-paced madness of our local street market. All this time at home also gave us a chance to reflect on what we want to do when our contract ends in January, so be sure to get all the way to the bottom to find out what we decided!
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