American in Shanghai

After 2 games won by Korea and 2 games won by Japan, today was a big day for our students with the final tie-breaker game. At 3-3 at the end of the 9th inning, more innings were added! Finally Japan scored 2 points to win 5-3.

A dinner well spent at Amy's restaurant with Zeeb, Stephanie, Siobhan, Naomi and me. This is how the chickens come in my nearby hypermarket, after everyone who wants to touches them. Strawberry layers, anyone? Yummy-looking meat shavings on Jiangsu Lu.

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6:00. I wake up early, ready to get out of bed and entertain the day. Take a shower, make some coffee and get dressed. 7:00. Grade some papers 7:30. Going to put some coins in my wallet, but what, no wallet! What has happened? I had it last night to buy groceries...I text my TA to ask for her help to call that store and say a quick prayer, not expecting that the wallet will be returned. 7:50. Go to work by bicycle 8:05. At my desk, I check email. A Taiwanese friend has written from Toronto--we have not been in touch for over a year but are checking in with each other and keeping up on our lives. I receive a call as I write that my wallet was found! I can pick it up at 10:30. 8:30. Students are arriving for their connections period with me; middle school students who come before their first class. We talk about how each is doing and I tell them my wallet story. 9:00. Period 2 (even day classes) arrives for Piano Class. We listen to a 1930s jazz arrangement of Mary Had A Lit

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Strawberries are in season now so that made a sweet dinner a few nights ago! The picture below is a cross stitch done in a shop at Qibao Old Street. On the bottom Naomi is posing on a boat.