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samantha is pregnant! her due date is april 1st. (yikes!)

:)

happy mother's day!

happy mother's day mommy!

you are the bestest mommy ever.

: )

i'm home!

i'm back.

shanghai was great but it is nice to be home.

i missed my husband lots and lots and i now i get to see him everyday again, yeah!!!

the samantha report II

samantha says hi! i try to ask her a lot of questions about her trip. last night she said, "but, what's going on with you?" i said, "but, i want to be able to write all about your trip in our weblog!"
: )

on sunday, she returned from a weekend trip in hangzhou. she said that they had beautiful silks, there. she is looking forward to going to xuzhou this weekend. . . and she is also taking a tour of jewish shanghai on sunday. (shanghai was the one open port for jews escaping from europe during world war ii. "shanghai ghetto" is a very interesting film that documents jewish life in shanghai during this period.)


they will be in shanghai for one more week. she is super excited because she has bought 4 pairs of shoes! one night, she was shopping at the local grocery store and she ran into jie's old boyfriend. isn't that crazy?

i hope everybody's doing well!


shabbat shalom

the samantha report

samantha says hi! she thinks it's very funny that we have a blog, now. shanghai is a lot like new york city, she said. it's very big and modern and it has huge buildings and lots of stores to shop in. she bought a pair of shoes for $4, today. (so that's a little bit different than nyc!)

they have been taking a lot of dance class, so far. there are five students in the younger class, from 8-12 years old. samantha said that her favorite classes are the handkerchief dance and the long-sleeve dance. the classes are being taught by friends of her teacher in nyc, bei bei. the teachers all went to the same dance school together when they were younger, the beijing dance academy. (or, if you can read chinese characters, this is their homepage. )

everybody is really nice and really cooperative, she said. she wants to say hi to everybody. . . she is having fun, but she also misses home.

i miss you, too! wah ai nee (i love you!)
: )

hi! : )

i've heard so much about blogs, but i have never thought about writing one before. today, i received an email from my friend adina saying that she had started a blog. it was cool to visit her site, so i thought that i might try to start one, too. : )

samantha is traveling now in china. she is teaching and taking dance class in shanghai through the new york chinese cultural center. nyccc hosts several programs, including the chinese folk dance company and a cultural school for young children. samantha is leading a group of families from the cultural school on a three week program through shanghai. (hi hun. . . i miss you!) : )

i recently finished a program in english education at teachers college, columbia university. in the fall, i will begin teaching 6th grade english at ms 51, william alexander jhs. i am excited to begin making money again!!! i'm just playin, but i am excited to start teaching. i feel like my program really helped me to learn new ideas, and i'm excited to share reading and writing with the students!

so, that's the first stuff! i am not sure who will be reading our weblog, yet, so i'm sorry if you already know things or if i sound funny. ; ) if you can, remember to post comments and i can learn more about you, too!