i took this from a blog i regularly read about china. it is the shanghai skyline: the first shot was in the 1900s and the second shot is in the present. i found this amazing! shanghai is the largest center of commerce and finance in china and by this picture it shows! it looks like new york! i am so excited to be living in a big city. i have always wanted to and hope that once i get back from china and find a job that it is somewhere a little bigger then anderson (think indy, louisville, chicago, type places).
today i go to see my family doctor to get all my medical work done in order to live in china. I have to have a physical, chest xray, EKG and a few blood tests. pretty intense, right? im willing to go through all of that to get to china, and with NO health insurance might i add. i actually will be getting back on my mom's plan in july, but i HAVE to HAVE all my paperwork in by july 1, no exceptions. so... looks like it will be a pricey endeavor but i am prepared. like i said, i am willing to do what it takes to live and teach in this city. money is not gonna stop me :)
i have had a nice few days off. i can't believe that it is already thursday. only 4 more days off till its back to the 5 days a week work plan. not that its really that much work. i love nannying. its really easy and fun! heading back to nannying (after they've been on vacation) means that june is half over. that means instead of 3 months till i leave, its a little under 2 1/2.
i'm getting readddyyy! even though, i still have tons toooo doooo!!
i forgot to mention - CIEE has posted the names of other participants that will be teaching in China with me at the same school :) There are 7 other girls and 1 guy. not gonna lie, i have tried looking them all up on facebook and just straight googling them. only luck finding two of them, who of course, are really great! :) i'm excited to see i will not be alone! obviously, i knew that already, but seeing names makes me feel better!
i am still waiting on my letters of intent from new jazz so i can start the visa application process. These next few weeks are going to be busy with china stuff (sending in all my medical forms, and hopefully my visa information as well as buying my ticket soon!) excitement doesn't EVEN cover it. :)
i forgot to mention - CIEE has posted the names of other participants that will be teaching in China with me at the same school :) There are 7 other girls and 1 guy. not gonna lie, i have tried looking them all up on facebook and just straight googling them. only luck finding two of them, who of course, are really great! :) i'm excited to see i will not be alone! obviously, i knew that already, but seeing names makes me feel better!
i am still waiting on my letters of intent from new jazz so i can start the visa application process. These next few weeks are going to be busy with china stuff (sending in all my medical forms, and hopefully my visa information as well as buying my ticket soon!) excitement doesn't EVEN cover it. :)
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