merry thanksgiving!

i love e-mails from my students- they are so heartfelt and poetic- especially this one from on of my students who i will call "Bob" :)

Dear Jodi,

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day ！

Wish you have a happy and busy day!

And thank you :between you and me,between you and classmates ,between you and class ,between you and our school ,between you and our country , and so on!

Everything about you here ,there ,now ,past,future,yesterday,today and tomorrow,I just want to tell you,my friend,thank you!

Whenever you need me ,I`ll be here.Whenever you`re in trouble,I`m always near.Whenever you feel alone ,and you think everyone has given up.....Reach out fot me,I`ll give you my best power.

Thanksgiving Day,It`s a happiness`day!

Sincerely

"Bob"

best power.. so great. :) hehe it's amazing that thanksgiving came and went so quickly- i have SOOO much to be thankful for each and every day.. for my father providing and loving me, for my family back home and here in china, for my awesome students who give me endless laughs and memories, for my cozy china apartment, for yummy chinese food everyday, for all my friends and supporters back home- i'm so grateful for your thoughts and love, for the opportunity to be experiencing a work that is so rewarding, rich, and life changing...! the list can go on... here are some pictures of what thanksgiving is like in the motherland :)

i had to teach on thanksgiving day but got to eat a meal with several sophomore students and eat some delightful chinese food :)














cooked my first turkey in china- as my team leader joelle would say: "life skills ladies!" haha



















we hosted a semi-american thanksgiving potluck dinner for our fellow chinese english teachers and other foreign teachers that we work with- this was their first american dinner/food for many of them but i think they enjoyed it :)














then the next day (saturday) we had ANOTHER potluck with our international fellowship- i'm thinking more than 10 countries were represented that day- it was a real feast and a nice treat to have different kinds of food- especially guacamoleeeee!! :D















PTL for technology!! i was able to skype with my family and some friends for a bit- it's always interesting skyping because i feel like i'm stuck in a box and everyone's watching haha..
























hope you had a blessed holiday and like Bob said, "Thanksgiving Day,It`s a happiness`day!" :)