Sarah's Trip to China.

The trip was 5 days, and it was very eye opening.
The family had been to Beijing a year before, but we had never really been to rural China.
It was amazing to be in such a beautiful place that not many ever will see.
The trip was exciting, we had many bus rides on roads that weren't really roads.
We turn a corner, and there are some rooftops in the distance, and a village every 2o minutes or so.
The people we met spoke little english to none. They were beautiful people, very happy. I had a husband and wife ask to have a picture of me with their son, I said sure. They kinda just threw him in my hands and snapped the photo with their Nokia cellphone, yes you can be in the middle of no where and technology still finds you.
It was a great trip, beautiful views, amazing food, and wonderful people, it would be cool to go back and see if anything has changed in a few years.

Sarah's Trip to China. Nov. 10-14

This is the village that I stayed in and helped to design their very small museum.

I played basketball with some locals at this court... totally got the first basket it was awesome

Beautiful scenery

Maren (my friend) and I in another village we visited, there are some men playing billiards behind us. :)

Some children coming home for lunch after school.

Maren and I with some Miau Woman in their traditional clothing and head pieces.

Bungy-NZ style!

Jumping at the Kuwaharu Bridge- site of the first ever bungy jump. Check out the form on some of these kids and than look for the radio flyer!

New Zealand Adventure

Had the good fortune to take a group of students to New Zealand for 8 days as part of our Experience Week. The theme of our trip was adventure- stepping out of your comfort zone to try activities you may not otherwize do. One very full week- paintball,climbing, hiking, bungy jump, bungy swing, luge, white water rafting, shotover jet boat,mountain biking, horseback riding, kayaking and sailing. Truly a school trip of a lifetime.

We were on the south Island the whole time. Spent most of our time in Queenstown, Christchurch, Lake Ohau and Milford Sound. Beautiful country, beautiful people and awesome food! Gave me a taste for home........

Milford Sound from the porthole of our boat
Glorious morning in the Tasman Sea
tied up in a fjord- kids and I kayaked and swam- cold!
Climbing course the kids and I did- scared me more than anything we did
Mountain biking in Glenorchie- absolutely incredible country
Sheriff Bob and Zodiac- shot in Paradise (the name)- where Lord of the Rings was filmed
-Rohan?
view from the top of Queenstown

picture release of chord, drop 100 feet and swing out about 400 feet above Queenstown-yikes
rafting on the Shotover River- Grade 4 rapids (whatever that means)
I'm in the boat in the back
When in Rome........
the crew at Lake Ohau

2008 Bledisloe Cup - NZ vs OZ

Life at CDNIS- had 4 tickets given to me for the Bledisloe Cup- New Zealand and Australia's annual grudge match. For the first time, the games was played outside their respective country's. Tons of build up in the city- great atmosphere. Our box was outstanding- Citibank owns the box- free drinks, buffet, private balcony etc. By coincidence, Mike and Jamie were both in the city on the same day, so it made for a great experience/

Happy Halloween 2008

Warning: some images may be disturbing to viewers.... Bob found the tracksuits last year when we were 'marketing' at Fa Yuen in Mongkok. Saw them again when he was there last month, and knew it was fate.... $20HKD - picked up both of them, and he and Pete became "Cash" and "Money". The school is still in recovery. Sarah, on the other hand, was a beautiful gypsy. Another one for the record books!

Hong Kong Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving! We had dinner with fellow Canadian staff from the school - wow, REAL turkey and gravy - seventh heaven! Cheers!