Going to China???

On December 23rd, 2010, an unexpected call came our way. Maple Leaf Schools (a company that runs a number of schools in China based on the B.C. curriculum) was desperate for some teachers. They offered Paul a contract teaching science, and Kristen a job as an ESL teacher. The pay looked good, the flights were free, and both Kris and Paul had just been talking about how itchy their feet were getting. The company needed an answer as soon as possible, so before Christmas, we had decided that we were heading to China!


It was a quick decision, and there has been a lot to do since we made it! Packing, address changes, grad school applications, College of Teachers paperwork, visa applications, banking appointments, tax filing, passport renewal, work, etc. To top it off we decided that we needed to start an exercise program that we could do in our apartment in China (P90X- the x stands for "X-treme"). It has been a busy month and a bit~!This week, we finally moved out of our basement suite and became vagabonds. Basically we will be living out of our suitcases and backpacks for the next two weeks or so, and bouncing between our parents houses.


We are now at the point where we have very little left to do except wait and count down the days....