Hi friends! I am writing more and more about what has happened in the last few days...so it will be coming shortly! A lot has happened and I have learned so more Chinese phrases since the last time I wrote. I am planning to update my blog at least every 2 to 3 days. I hope you are all safe, healthy, and enjoying the fall. Love, peace, and sweet travels, Martha

October 20, 2009 So here I am sitting in the conference room area, which Shane, Bryce and I have now turned into our classroom. We are sitting at a long wooden table and surrounding us are Chinese paintings and sculptors (all of which I will learn the meanings of soon!). Shane and I are discussing the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Darwin, both of which are born on the same day, while he works on his Science and Bryce, on the distributive property of multipl...