On Saturday I got together with Nicole, Ashley, and Jenny from work! First we all went and got our hair done and helped Jenny find shoes! The shoe mission was successful! But the hair was another story! We had an appointment but the salon had the wrong address on their website so we never made our appointments. So we went to Jenny's neighborhood and walked into a local salon. We also had a bottle of wine while we got our hair done! Jenny realized she forgot her keys and as we waited for her roommate we drank wine and put our makeup on at the salon.
We finally got ready and were on our way to the Gala for Sunrise Shanghai (an organization that provides scholarships for under privileged kids to go to high school and university). Our school has decided to share sponsoring a student. In China before you go to high school you take an exam, which tells you which high school you can go to. The better schools of course cost more money.
The Gala was at a classy club called Face in Pudong. China has a tradition of naming cities based on their geographic location. Shanghai literally means up or above the sea. Shanghai is split into two areas. First, Pudong, which means east of the Huangpu river ( dong means east and pu is short for Huangpu). Pudong was farmland until the 1990's and now home to one of the fastest changing skylines in the world. The other half is Puxi (where I live) and it means west of Huangpu River. Puxi is the largest district and is home to 90% of the cities residents. Small history lesson! Now for some fun shots from the event! Names from left to right!
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| Nicole (3 yr teacher), Me, Ashley (roommate) in the Taxi on the way to Pudong! |
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| Nicole and Jenny (Principal) |
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| Jenny and Ashley |
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| Top Row: Jenny, Gina(office Manager), Viki (2 year teacher), Bottom Row: Ashley, Nicole, Me |
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