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Sun, 10 Jul 2011 23:44:33 -0400

I have been SO blessed with the opportunity to go to this...

Sun, 10 Jul 2011 01:51:06 -0400

I have been SO blessed with the opportunity to go to this mission trip. I went flyering door to door in the burning hot/humid air, being forced to wear pants knee length or longer, played with small kids for hours a day, and many, many, MANY other stuff. But flyering in the heat was very worth the outcome. These kids were precious<3 I think as much as I taught them, they taught me… or maybe even more! The first day I was literally so shocked by how they acted towards each other. It definitely was not like how my sisters and I act towards each other… or even other siblings. They were genuinely so nice, thoughtful, and loving to each other. They shared their water sip by sip, and their candy and prizes generously with each other. Such a cute moment was when a 4 year old boy named Tanner poured half of his skittles into his hand, ran to his younger sister and gave it all to her. So unselfish. Usually little kids are the exact opposite. Greedy with the prizes they win, the candy they eat, and other things. I’m going to miss them all so much… We better go back next year. To the same exact location.

My little kidos in the pic<3 ..well some of them

Me and my bestfriends....

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 13:42:46 -0400

woaahdeydeeyx3:

We joke around at public places.

we hit eachother but we never really fight.

We dance wierd to awesome songs….just for fun:)

we give eachorther the “Sexy face”

if she takes my seat…..

we give eachother High fives;)

we scare eachother all the time:)

you dont even understand how accurate this is.. O.o

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Fri, 24 Jun 2011 08:26:36 -0400

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Mon, 20 Jun 2011 05:12:58 -0400

At the Great Wall of China with my sisters!!

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 05:12:04 -0400

At the Great Wall of China with my sisters!!

back to the motherland(;

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 03:49:48 -0400

Best day in Beijing

Sun, 19 Jun 2011 10:05:00 -0400

Without a doubt, this day has been the best out of the 4 days in Beijing …

The other days were fun and exciting at points but sometimes it got tiring/boring. Today was definitely always exciting.

Started the day by being abruptly woken up by my mom and dad who just barged in, flicked on all the lights, and threw the window blinds open to get the sunlight in. Then … they all got excited because a wedding was going on outside in the hotel courtyard. They took pictures and watched the whole wedding ceremony. At that point I was literally yelling at them to get out, be quiet, and to close the blinds. Hehe. After all that we went to the Silk Market and bought clothes after bargaining a LOT with them. I learned my dad is REALLY good at bargaining. From 2700 rmbs we got the clothes for 150 rmbs. Baller. Then we ate at TGI Fridays and then went to a massage place (: My first massage and it felt amazing hehe. After the massage, we went back to the Silk Market cause my mom wanted to get me some other stuff. Score. Then we walked to a Korean restaurant, ate, and here’s where it got really fun hahah … My sister, cousin, and I literally held hands and strutted down the street all the way back to the hotel with people staring at us the whole time. When I say this, I’m not exaggerating at all; we stomped our feet, swayed our hips, and talked in ghetto voices. We switched from walking all high-fashion to ghetto. Hehehe this was just a really fun day(:

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Sun, 19 Jun 2011 09:49:10 -0400

my 3 best frans(:

Fri, 17 Jun 2011 11:20:32 -0400

my 3 best frans(:

Now I can say I've been asked to take a picture with a total stranger...

Fri, 17 Jun 2011 10:24:54 -0400

So my family and I went to the Great Wall of China today …

While my sisters and I were taking a picture a random girl about the age 13(?) walks up to me, not my sisters and I, but just me and asks to get a picture with me. Ummmmm … what? I don’t understand. I asked why but she never answered and I couldn’t really say no. She got her picture (awk) and I’m still extremely confused as to why she wanted a picture with me …