Dog pile of pictures!!!

This is my front door.
These are the locks on my front door. :)

This is me by a mirror just inside my front door.
This is the number on my front door, floor 4!

This is my bathroom/shower.
There are not separated. So when I take a shower,
the whole bathroom becomes my shower...imagine that if you will.

In order, this is the street view from my apartment.
The back view and a side view.
So many people. Such a dirty place. But it is "home."

This is my morning commute to school.
Those are the doors to get on the subway. I have a 20 minute subway commute every morning at 6:30!

Meditations on the subway.
The road to get to my school...good amount of walking too!
Path to my school which is a 3 story apartment 
made into a school.
Sunny morning walk. Taking in the sun while it's out. :)

Front entrance to the school.
Kids leaving school after the day is done.
Our basement where all of the students keep their bags.
Our library/office/lunch preparation room.

Mr. Ricke's 3rd and 4th grade classroom.
My classroom. There were classes going on. 
I have the smallest room.
There will be photos later on of what it looks like-no worries.
Flights of stairs the students and teachers go up 
and down everyday. I'm on the second floor.
Another room for me to store my things in because 
I have no storage in my teaching room.
I use this as my "office" it is also our room for serving lunch.

A wedding. A baby Bare.
That is Hillary, my beautiful roommate.

Had a friend pick up a plant so that I have a little green in my room. (Mom, I'd ask you, but....;)
Definitely lost in this big world without the BOOK. 
So important to read everyday over here.
Big accomplishment was buying my own fruit on the street 
the first week.
I now have a uke in my possession...I've been told I will be part of a band...stay tuned.

PS,PP!
(Post Script, Post Photo!)
I went running on my own for the first time 
in a month...in Beijing.
(I plan on running a half marathon on the 20th of October
 we'll see how that goes.) 
It was a sunny day, why not take advantage of it!
I headed off on a route I had biked ONCE before.
I repeat, once before...
I was going to run straight out and back the same way. 
I did a little adventuring as well.
When I started getting a little tired 
I turned back around and proceeded to 
trace my steps back and all was good 
until I took one wrong turn.
Oh boy.
Here's this out of shape, sweaty white girl 
running down streets with no idea where she is in a city of millions, probably looking a'fool
and feeling just about the same as one too.
...being as smart as I am, I only brought my 
keys and mp3 player.
No phone. No phone numbers. No way to contact anyone.
Good time to freak out.
I kept running...(lengthened my trip by a good 20 minutes) pr@yed the whole time and tried to keep my composer.
In a time of every uncertainty.. .No phone. No idea where I was.
No language to communicate with. 
No names of places I could remember offhand. 
No one to help...MY FATHER truly showed me 
what it means to trust in HIM.
I am thankful.
This is one experience I will never forget reminding me of what comfort and protection I truly have everyday, in every uncertainty, big or small.