finally!

so, many of you know that youtube was banned here for a while, and due to that i was not able to post video on my blog...but, video is back and so are pics...so i will try to catch you up on the latest!

I have given in...

I am now wearing two pairs of pants! I have been sick for the past two weeks with a sinus infection and have not been able to get over it!  BOO! Whenever someone asks they always tell me, "You have a cold because you only wear one pair of pants!" Well, I am desperate, so bring on the pants!!!  In spite of my sickness, I have been blessed with a wonderful Chinese friend. Today, I went to school and was sent home by one of the teachers to feel better!  I came home and got into bed and slept for hours. I woke up to the sound of my friends greeting someone outside. I put on extra clothes to leave my room and saw my sweet friend, Angela. She came over with supplies to make me feel better. The first remedy was boiled Coke with slices of ginger, and the second a rice soup, and medicine...sooo, sweet! She does not speak the best English, but she totally took care of me. She took me to the doctor for a sinus cleansing...it involves deep massage that works the 'cold' and the infection out of your body, it also involves cupping..lame! Cupping is rough! Thanks for all the posts...I have changed my comment settings so that I can preview them before I post them.  Hope you understand.  Love you all!

is it bad that i feel a little over it...

So, it's Saturday morning and I'm over it. I am not angry, I am not sad, I'm just over it! Last night was maybe the most boring night of my life. Really, I got home from school at four o'clock, went for a bike ride, in which my chain broke and I had to walk it home (seriously, what is up with my bike?).  I think it is rough to be in a new town and not really know what there is to do. We live in a dorm where we have to be in by 11pm.  It's not that I have any desire to go party til the wee hours of the night, I think I just want that freedom. So, my homework to you all is to think of awesome, creative ideas for 7 girls to do in a foreign country :)  The hilite of my week was when on of my students came up to me and said, "Jessica, I just want you to know that you have had an influence on my life. I feel so comfortable to speak English in your class. Usually, I am stressed out and do not have fun in school, but in your class it is much more calm and I have a very fun time!" Ah, success! Thank God! It's those experiences that make a boring Friday night bearable!  Another fun little story is that all the trees have been cut down in this town...maybe it is for pruning for next season...but it's so ugly to look at! Literally, all the trees are tall with nubs!  Sad! So, I was just thinking, "Where is the beauty in Fu Xin?" A still, small voice said, "It's in their faces." This is only too true! Their faces, all of them, happy, sad, angry, their faces are BEAUTIFUL! They hold stories, heartache, and joys that I will never know, but they are beautiful. Last weekend I went to the park with my friends to 'workout' (there is excercise equipment everywhere) and we met twins! It was probably the cutest thing I have ever seen! It reminded me of one of my good friends back home who just had twin boys...it was just a little reminder of home. One more thing, I see your faces all the time! All of you. It is the weirdest phenomenon, but all over the world there are people of all different ethnicities that have the same face as people you know back home. The other day, I realized that one of my students looks just like a friend from church! It's hilarious! On my last trip to China I went to Inner Mongolia and we were in the middle of no where, and there was the Asian David Duchovney!  (ps, no idea how to spell his name!) Anyway, I love you all and miss you, but maybe I will see you today in a beautiful Asian face!