School Starting

School at YCIS has officially begun and the girls had a wonderful week. They both enjoy that they get more recess time and play time than in the states. Nina is excited about violin class and can't wait to actually start playing. She has learned some of the basics to Chinese character writing and we're impressed with her work already. The girls are thrilled to have a playdate this weekend with a classmate since they could never do that in Saint Paul with their classmates living in White Bear.

Ben is exhausted from taking on 5 preps which include many ages he's never taught before. Friday was a bit better and he's excited to find a groove. The classes are not too big and most the students seem eager to work. He's pleased with the school lunch :)

During the weekend, we got out a bit and loved our trip to the Jing'an temple. The history and character of the temple was truly awesome. A longer post on temples will be upcoming. We also got some rollerblading in at Century Park (we still haven't seen the whole park).