Good-bye, China

I have administered and graded the final exams and have completed my 10 month teaching contract with Zhengzhou No. 1 Middle School. My contract and my residence permit expired on the 30th of June and I left the country to go to Japan for a 9 day holiday. I will be returning to the United States on July 9th!

I will miss my amazing students:

Grade 1 (10th grade)

My SAT class brought me "feel-better" medicine when I lost my voice.

My sweet grade 2 (11th)

Lisa, Jim, and Jesse. From my grade 3 (12th). 

My best student, Jim, from grade 3. 

My grade 3. I miss them so.

Jim, Cathy, & Amy from grade 3 (12th) threw me a birthday party!

Cathy, Amy, Lisa, Jim, and their two friends for my birthday party.

Captures Jesse's personality beautifully :) Jesse, from grade 3 (12th)

And a photo recap of the places I visited while in China: (Click on the link to see a picture)

1) Manila & El Nido, Philippines 

2) Kaifeng, China (The old capital of China)

3) Beijing, China (Hiking & sleeping on the Great Wall)

4) Tokyo, Japan

5) Seoul, South Korea

6) Atlanta & Milledgeville, GA, USA

7) Tokyo, Japan

8) Xi'An, China (We're in the Terracotta Warriors section, but there were almost no warriors.)

9) Dengfeng, China

10) Tokyo, Japan

11) Bloom Hot Springs, Zhengzhou, China

12) Luoyang, China

13) Bloom Hot Springs, Zhengzhou, China. 

What a great year! Can't wait to see what's next.