TeamWaWa and their crazy adventures

We visited Liyang, China! The Bamboo Sea and Forest is amazing. The trip from Changzhou is a long one. We got up at 4a for a 7a bus ride to Liyang. That trip is 1.5 hours and then another 1 hr bus ride to the sea and forest area. However, the air and sights were well worth it. The area has many different peaks, among which the 500-meter Wudi Peak is the highest in the delta region, covered with dense bamboo forest. The Wudi Peak is accessible through an 800-meter ropeway or a meandering mountain path. We took the cable cars up, but walked down. Man, those stairs were epic. The area houses a panda, too! Online says there are two. We only saw one. Pandas are adorable! I do feel bad that he/she just walks around all day with a bunch of people gawking. Not sure that's a life I'd want. We would definitely recommend seeing the forest.  We did post our pics on Facebook, but here's some as well. Enjoy!

Hello everyone! It's nearing the end of April. We are now at 4 months living in China. I can't say we are used to it yet. It definitely isn't old and boring. Most days I'd say it's probably how you feel, get up and go work out, then eat then go to work then come home and read a book or watch anything we can stream and make dinner. It isn't anymore exciting living in another country on a day to day basis. What makes it exciting? The lack of convienance, the language barrier challenge, the "weird" food, etc. Plus, how many people can say they've been to half the places we have? Not many. We are preparing for our Nanshan Bamboo Forest trip. It's about 2-2.5 hours away from where we live. No train ride for this adventure. The good old bus! I'm hoping it's like the Greyhound bus in the States. Don't worry, we will definitely post pictures. We are hoping the pandas are awake and that the cable car ride is worth it. Then we are vis...

We figure you might be curious what our routine has become. So, Matt has decided to do a bit of Vlogging (video blogging) of himself while walking. Hopefully this is a nice personal touch of our lives.  We will try to continue to update this post with more videos. WEDNESDAYs:  Video 1 - Matt walking one of the schools for an early morning lesson.  Video 2 - a view of our Zhonglou (ZL) building and what we see every day.  Video 3 - Riding the bus to Head Office School/ Tianning School for workshop. Video 4 - walking back to ZL for an English Club lesson THURSDAYs: Video 5 - walking to Head Office for a lesson SUNDAYs: Video 6 - walking to the Zhonglou school for a full day for classes. Video 7 - walking home from school and reflecting on the day.