i apologize for the neglection of blogs this past summer!! i'm a horrible person and blogwriter. i just wanted to say that i made it safely here in beijing a couple days ago and things are well! i met several of my new teammates and the rest are to come soon :) i like to make friends with new teachers here too! hehe i've been getting to know beijing life and start courses on culture and goodness... lots of stuff the next 3 weeks before heading out to harbin but he's GOOD! here's a few random pics of interesting things i've seen in beijing to keep you on your toes- i hope to be slightly more faithful with these blogs but i can't make any promises! ;) enjoy...!
children in an urban village i was walking through :)

a guy with a headband.. interesting fashion!

a dog-lion... so interesting!

some kind of food drying on a bike :)