The flight to Guilin from Shanghai started boarded about two hours late, which was a little disconcerting. By this time, I was feeling very tired and was having a lot of pain in my shoulders, neck, and head. But we finally got on the plane and the food was the best we had eaten in Read More
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China Adventures: Part Two
So the flight from Pudong Airport was delayed by two hours. We think it was due to storms in the area of Guilin, as all the other flights going there were delayed as well. So not only did we come in late, two other teachers also arrived late. We finally got to the hostel about Read More
Flying to China
The flights across the US and to China were not bad. They were very smooth and shorter than expected. The flight to LAX was supposed to be 5 hours, but we got in at least an hour early. The landing was a bit difficult for me, though. I got really nauseous and thought for sure Read More
Day One: The Not Sleeping
GREETINGS FROM THE WORLD OF TOMORROW! Yeah, we’re on the otherside of the international dateline so its 2am Friday as I write this. China doesn’t use time zones so its all the same time across the country. It is also exactly 12 hours different from Eastern Time. So if you want to know what time Read More
About Us!
Seth Anderson and Amanda Roberts met online in 2008. In May of 2009 after Amanda’s Master’s graduation, she moved to Orlando to start a new life with Seth. They married in March of 2010. But that was when the economy was taking a severe nose-dive and full-time teaching jobs proved impossible to get. Seth had Read More
Two Americans in China – Welcome!
This blog is about the adventures of me and my husband in China. Let me start by telling you a little about us. We met in the summer of 2008, and in May of 2009, I moved to Orlando to begin our new life together. But it was not all perfect. Seth was laid off Read More