Hello everyone!
It has been such a long time since I posted. I appolgize, but I am busier than ever. I officailly only have one more month in Shanghai. This semester has gone by so fast, the entire student body doesn't quite understand how the months just flew by and it's basically all we talk about.
This week was spirit week. We had the usual pajama day, twin day, violet day, etc. Tomorrow is our spring fling. I promise to try and take photos and post them.
This weekend will be super busy, but hopefully really fun. In addition to the dance on Friday, I also have to find time to run 20 miles. This is the largest amount of miles I will run before the big race! I have been forcing myself to run at least 1-2 miles of stairs almost every day for the last month. It's a bit strange, but when I run a bunch of miles and then go run the stairs, I pretend that the stairs are like a break. My friends think I'm crazy, but they are all super supportive. After this week the miles I have to run decreases until the big day! I got my bib number and apparel in the mail already, and I feel as ready as I ever will. You can expect a post game interview after the race, and I will send you the link to pictures of the race. There has been talk of me taking a go pro on the wall. We'll see.
For now, I must focus on finishing the semester strong.
Have a wonderful weekend! Love from Shanghai,
Maddie
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Saturday, April 11, 2015
Hainan pics
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B35rnf3CHqKAfjdpVEx4MHVEMDhDbUhmMlY0bWV5NC0zUFVPWGtGaG1zV0lLQUREY2EwaEE&usp=sharing
Click the link for photos from Hainan!
I've been busy choosing my new classes for next semester and eating dumplings!
I also had the pleasure of meeting some of the new international students this week. All of them have incredible backgrounds and they will make great additions to this university!
Hope everyone is having a good week. 5 more weeks and I will be on a plane back to the US!
Love always,
Maddie
Click the link for photos from Hainan!
I've been busy choosing my new classes for next semester and eating dumplings!
I also had the pleasure of meeting some of the new international students this week. All of them have incredible backgrounds and they will make great additions to this university!
Hope everyone is having a good week. 5 more weeks and I will be on a plane back to the US!
Love always,
Maddie
Sunday, April 5, 2015
Hainan and this weekend
Hello All!
I just got back from an amazing time in Hainan. The beach was picturesque! We stayed on the beach that is said to be the prettiest in China. It never got below 80 or above 90 degrees. The weather was perfect, and it never rained. We hung out by the pool, went to the beach, talked to every local we could find and ate amazing food. The street food culture there was so diverse. I had everything from octopus to a quail egg with a shrimp in it to pineapple on a stick. The fruit was especially amazing. Every day we drank from coconuts and lounged by the beach. I also had my mom send some Bisquick and we made pancakes, banana bread, and biscuits.
We all had such an amazing time! I highly recommend it as a tourist destination if any of you come to China. However, be warned they don't speak english there. We had one Chinese person in our group of friends, and we managed pretty well between the 7 of us. We had a wide range of levels, from barely any Chinese known to native. It was really interesting to hear the things some of us picked up while the others didn't.
One of the days we traveled to the city of Sanya. We mostly stayed near the coast, but we were looking for an adventure. We took a bus there that was less than a dollar and we walked the streets and found one of the best street food streets in Sanya. We even got fruit smoothies made for us!
When I arrived back at my dorm, Meichen's mom was there for a visit. I was having a good Chinese day, where I just spit out a bunch of Chinese and people can understand me. She was so impressed by how much I improved over the last two months! We talked about Hainan and all the activities I did. She has been there four times and I said that we should go back as a family. She liked that idea. haha
Meichen's mom is here for NYU Shanghai's annual dumpling fest or in Chinese 饺子节。 It is probably going to be my all time favorite day of the year. The school has ordered 10,000 dumplings for the whole student body. Plus we have invited parents from all over china to come and teach the international students how to make dumplings. I am so excited that I am running my 18 mile run one day early, just so my day of jiaozi eating can go on uninterrupted.
This weekend is also admitted students weekend. All the admitted international students are coming to Shanghai! We are all so excited to meet them.
I'll post pictures sometime later this week/next.
Love from Shanghai,
Maddie
I just got back from an amazing time in Hainan. The beach was picturesque! We stayed on the beach that is said to be the prettiest in China. It never got below 80 or above 90 degrees. The weather was perfect, and it never rained. We hung out by the pool, went to the beach, talked to every local we could find and ate amazing food. The street food culture there was so diverse. I had everything from octopus to a quail egg with a shrimp in it to pineapple on a stick. The fruit was especially amazing. Every day we drank from coconuts and lounged by the beach. I also had my mom send some Bisquick and we made pancakes, banana bread, and biscuits.
We all had such an amazing time! I highly recommend it as a tourist destination if any of you come to China. However, be warned they don't speak english there. We had one Chinese person in our group of friends, and we managed pretty well between the 7 of us. We had a wide range of levels, from barely any Chinese known to native. It was really interesting to hear the things some of us picked up while the others didn't.
One of the days we traveled to the city of Sanya. We mostly stayed near the coast, but we were looking for an adventure. We took a bus there that was less than a dollar and we walked the streets and found one of the best street food streets in Sanya. We even got fruit smoothies made for us!
When I arrived back at my dorm, Meichen's mom was there for a visit. I was having a good Chinese day, where I just spit out a bunch of Chinese and people can understand me. She was so impressed by how much I improved over the last two months! We talked about Hainan and all the activities I did. She has been there four times and I said that we should go back as a family. She liked that idea. haha
Meichen's mom is here for NYU Shanghai's annual dumpling fest or in Chinese 饺子节。 It is probably going to be my all time favorite day of the year. The school has ordered 10,000 dumplings for the whole student body. Plus we have invited parents from all over china to come and teach the international students how to make dumplings. I am so excited that I am running my 18 mile run one day early, just so my day of jiaozi eating can go on uninterrupted.
This weekend is also admitted students weekend. All the admitted international students are coming to Shanghai! We are all so excited to meet them.
I'll post pictures sometime later this week/next.
Love from Shanghai,
Maddie
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