China 1

 It's hard to know where to begin... we've tried to let people know as we've seen you, but if you haven't heard, we're looking into and working towards moving to China to teach English. We like to joke that all Jon's students are going to have a southern drawl by the time he's done with them!

We visited for 9 days to meet with current teachers, learn about what they do and what life is like for their families. It was an eye-opening, confirming and encouraging trip! I'll follow with many other blog posts (overload on pictures but I'm narrowing it down from over 500, so this is actually good!)

Walking through a hutong (older neighborhood in Beijing)
on our way to church Sunday morning. 

At a Chinese Three Self (government registered) church.
We wore headsets to understand the service.

This was the first thing that I noticed when we flew in
and had to get a picture. This was taken around noon on a sunny day...
The "haze" or "clouds" are the politically correct way to refer to
the overwhelming smog. 

The second church we visited, also a Three Self church in the middle
of a major university area. This service was in English and was PACKED
There are several services and there's always a line to get in. 

Lunch with a student, great to hear about his experiences and what
life is like as a Chinese college student.

After lunch, capturing the haze once more. 

Night, after dinner. These vendors sell everything... all on sticks.
There's the usual like chicken, pork, or even corn but we
also saw scorpion and snake!