Hello,  I have been in Shanghai for five days, and it feels way longer than that!!!  My school has been so great.  They have been taking us out for meals and free massages.  On Sunday we went out with all the Chinese teachers.  Here is a picture of the table we ate at.

                                         

My teacher is called Candy!  Candy ordered a bunch of food and then asked if I wanted to choose a dish.  My principal got confused and thought Candy was going to have me order for everyone so she ordered more food.  I think we ended up trying 14 different dishes for nine people.  All the dishes were for several people.  Great night!

Each morning I have gone for a run!  It has helped me find my way around my neighborhood, Xujiahui.  There is a park near my house across the street from the closed down Best Buy and the giant McDonalds.  There are hundreds of old people who do Tai Chi each morning.  Here is a picture of the park I run in!

I have been at school getting my classroom ready for the kids!!  I have only 13 students but can have as many as 16 students!  Which is amazing since last year I had 25 students all on my own.  I do have three students who speak little to no english.  We have a lot of supplies just different than I'm used to.  We get lunch and a snack of fruit every day!  The food is actually good and homemade by the staff.  Here are a few pictures! 

This is the wiggle room!  A place students were students can have indoor recess or participate in movement lessons!