Flush of the digestive system

So since, I have no passport and I can’t go anywhere and i need something to do. I have decided that I am going to do a digestive system flush/cleanse. So I am asking if anyone has any good recipes for a 5-day juice cleanse. Could you email me the 5-day plan at jaredkprice@gmail.com? I will also be in full preparation for the character classes for the upcoming year. IT IS GOING TO BE SSSSSOOOO MUCH FUN!!!!

Side note: Mom gets to town on October 15h.

FIRST CHARACTER CLASS

I am staying another year if you haven’t figured that out already, signed the contract last week. They gave me a whole 5/rmb raise. I feel really valued.
So the character class on Saturday went so well. The day was just a big rush for me though. I had the whole day planned out…..Let me, let you in on a little secret….Nothing goes to plan while you are in china.  I awoke and finished the last minute touches on the schedule on what wanted to accomplish during the class. Then I had to rush up to the north because I really wanted to play in the rugby inter squad match which was supposed to start at 2:00pm. Now I specifically told the captain that I needed for this match to start on time because I had other obligations after the match, the character club. Well, we didn’t start on time. We started at 2:45pm. From there we proceeded to play 4 8-10 minute quarters. So I had planned for the match to be done at 3:00ish. Well, we played the match and I refused to look at my watch as I didn’t want to know what time it was. I had made plans at O’reilly’s for them to have 4 cheeseburgers ready at 3:30pm for me and some other volunteers. And then I was supposed to pick up the volunteers at 4:00….I finally got to O’reillys at 4:15pm. Rushed up to pick up the volunteers and got there around 4:30 and finally got home around 5:15…..While the volunteers ate, I quickly took a shower, and then proceeded to eat. I ate the bacon cheese burger and fries….This is important for later in the story. Well, the three of them only ate 1.5 of their three meals. Which was fine because I figured their leftovers would make some nice meals for the next two days…..So by now with all of my rushing around I have finally caught up where I can relax a little. So we arrived at the school around 6:15 which was plenty of time to prepare for the class at 7:00pm that night. So we had setup these floor mates for the kids to sit on because I didn’t want the kids to have chairs and a desk that would make more of a classroom environment. Well, none of the kids sat on the mat. We put chairs on the outside of the classroom for the parents to sit at because these initial classes the parents were allowed to come and watch. Well, we had, what I considered, a great class….WE played ice-breaker games…we had a lesson on patience…we did skits..we did an egg race….i think altogether it was a success…..At the end the parents asked for a year long outline of the course….So I get two weeks to make an outline…it is going to be FUN!!!!! So after the rush filled day..I came back home and then proceeded to eat the rest of the cheeseburgers and fries…Talk about stress eating.
But at least I have next week off for the Moon Festival/Cake holiday….however, I don’t have a passport as it is in process of getting my visa renewed….so I am stuck in Kunming….and my parents sent me a care package…and I cant get it because I don’t have my passport…. Some other things….Went to see Dark knight…..It was in Chinese. That is the last time I let someone else buy something for me. I was told it was in English…Honestly, probably wasn’t as good. When I tell this story, it is really funny…but this blog post is getting too long.

Next Time on Jared’s Blog:

1. Sunday’s Character class
2. Mom is coming to town….but we don’t know when….

Character clubs

So the first character clubs start this weekend. We have been able to get two different clubs at two different locations. This is exciting!! I have decided that we are going to start with the trait of.......wait for it.......Patience. An d we also have a team of foreigners and Chinese. This is exciting!!! I am hoping to get at least 4-5 different volunteers for each club. But I will be at each one as the head teacher. This was a request made by the schools. So we have a class on saturday and on Sunday. And then we are going to take a break for the holiday, and then we will be back at it. 

The apartment search isn't going to well. This is a bad time to search for an apartment because most places already have been filled as people come in August to start the new school year. But I don't have to technically move out for another two months. So it is not a rush. I have been trying to find places just in the north but I have recently start to adjust my stance on that as I probs want to try out the bike thing again. So I am trying to find a place that is on the second or third floor so I can bring my bike up to the apartment every night so that it doesn't get stolen.

About the wedding

So the wedding was nothing special.....I mean except that it was a wedding of course. But it was a western wedding. There wasn't really anything Chinese about it except for the guest. It was a good time though. Lots of people...the best manis from new Zealand. And he gave a 25-45 minute toast. He did the first half of it in chinese and you could only really understand about 5% of what he as saying. It seriously was that poorly spoken. Granted he has never spoken a word of Chinese in his life. And apparently the best 10s player in the world gave a video shout out to the groom. 10s is a type of rugby. I met some people that work with the groom and they had never seen the bride before.  I thought that was kind of weird. All In all, it was a good time.  

So the moon cake festival is the first week of October. I dont like moon cakes. But it does make the end of my first year here. And we are starting the character education clubs officially on september 22nd.......HURRAY!!!!!!! But the sports clinics are not progressing.....mainly because we can't find a facility that is available on Saturdays. So I am a little bummed about that. 

Also, I didn't take any pictures at the wedding because it was a traditional western style one.

Wedding

Don't worry people.....it is not mine. So I have a friend who has known he was getting married for a long time now. And it is tomorrow. And he told his friends that because of limited space he was not going to be able to invite everyone to the wedding. I have only known him for about 6 months so I figured I would just be one of the ones who wouldn't get invited. Well, I received an email tonight inviting me and some of the other guys to his wedding. this is not even 24 hour notice. Something like this is typical for the Chinese, but he is a kiwi who is marrying a Chinese. Oh well, I don't know if it is going to be a Chinese or western wedding but I am sure there will be plenty of picture moments.

popcorn, Popcorn, POPcorn, POPCOrn, POPCORN.......POPCORN

So I only eat popcorn that I cook on the stove straight from the kernel. I can't stand eating microwave popcorn. I have been looking for kernel popcorn out of the bag since I got here. I have been asking everyone I know. I even walk by convenience stores that serve it right out of a popcorn maker and they wouldn't sell it to me. And I couldn't buy it because they put sugar on it and I am not a kettle corn guy. SALT AND BUTTER for me. Well, I went over to a friends house the other day to watch a movie.....side note.....it was a Spanish movie and the script was awful, the actors weren't good and the directing was bad....but guess what...there was popcorn right off of the stove. I was so excited that I almost forgot to ask where they bought it. So now I can eat popcorn again. It is a great day to be alive.

KICKED OUT...........of my apartment

So I am being kicked out of my apartment as the landlord wants to sell the place. It was so nice living here. Incredible roof top where we could hang out and grill....great roommates....close market and tons of eateries...I am going to miss this place....and it was cheap rent....as The school moved me to just working up in the north, I am trying to find a place up there. The only problem is that finding a vacancy is harder than finding a place down around this area. My rent is going to increase by 250% to 300%. But I really need to find a place up there as my hours at the Korean school as supposed to increase. I also don't have a bike any more to get around town. It was stolen after having it for 10 days. Money down the drain. This new found vacancy is requiring me to save all my income to put towards the move. I was really hoping to stay in my current place for at least another half a year because then I could put the money into some free sports clinics.

Oh...so.....I finally found a bike that was big enough for me and I was happy that I didn't have to take the buses anymore.....it was a great day....I was  biking everywhere....work...soccer....hanging out.....phenomenal how much better it was now that I had a bike......so, apparently, I thought my bike was safe inside the complex locked up.....boy was I wrong...there was a theft spree that might where many people had there apartments broken into and stuff taken...I live on the seventh floor so the only thing that I had stolen was my bike...which was on the first floor. Welp, it is back to taking the buses.