Last Tuesday we went to the Summer Palace in Beijing. It's this elaborate, gorgeous place on a lake that was built by an empress in the late 1800s. China gave her a ton of money to create a navy to protect China from England and France, but she used the cash to built the Summer Palace for herself.
After the Summer Palace, I spent 24 hours on a sleeper train. I anticipated it to be hell, but we managed to keep ourselves occupied with card games, impromptu karaoke, watching movies and sleeping.
FINALLY arrived in Shenzhen Wednesday night. I somehow ended up in a villa instead of a hotel room. This is by far the most amazing room I've ever stayed in. The bathroom alone is about half the size of my old apartment in Philly.
The past few days have been filled with wildly thorough medical exams, police interviews and meetings. In between, we've managed to have good times by paddle boating and getting $5 facial/hairwash/massage/hairstyling.
Today we have our contract signing ceremony and banquet with our headmaster. Then, I'll be shipped off to my new home! I'll be teaching primary students in a district in Shenzhen called Nanshan.
Tryin to upload more photos, but the internet is wack. I'll update later
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