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Guatemala: Service Trip

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Yoga in the city. When I am unable to make it to my incredible new yoga studio in Shanghai, my apartment balcony is the next best place. 🧘‍♀️———————————————————————— #Shanghai #China #Travel #ExploreMore #Yoga #Mindfulness #HeadstandPose #Namaste #MorningMeditation

In case it’s not crystal clear, I really love Shanghai... ———————————————————————— #Shanghai #China #Travel #ExploreMore #Food #EnglishTeacher #ANewEarth #EckhartTolle

A perfect combination! A wonderful finished book and my favorite hand rolled noodles, marinated beef and egg with spices. ******************************************************”Some people feel more alive when they travel and visit unfamiliar places or foreign countries because at those times sense perception—experiencing— takes up more of their consciousness than thinking.” I still think a lot but love this of quote! ———————————————————————— #Shanghai #China #ExploreMore #Travel #EckhartTolle #ANewEarth #Books #Reading #ShanghaiFood #Food #EatMore #ReadMore

If there’s any part of the world to spend absurd amounts of time in the airport, it’s Asia! Full blown malls, duty free rice cookers (because that’s a thing), stores dedicated to alcohol infused candy and even a 7-11. ———————————————————————— #HongKong #Asia #Airport #RainyDays #Travel #ExploreMore #TimeToGoBackToShanghai

People ask if my students like me. Well, Edward drew a picture today of me being eaten by two sharks in the sea. The truth comes out. ————————————————————————#Shanghai #China #Travel #TeachEnglish #StayHumble

You all asked for it, so here’s a mini glimpse into my life here. ————————————————————————#Shanghai #China #Asia #ExploreMore #Travel #TeachEnglish #Pudong #Hangzhou

Stunning! The Chenghuang Pagoda (also known as Pavilion of the City God) at night! While hundreds of thousands of people were at West Lake, we hiked up and soaked in the night views in very quiet solitude (and some elderly doing night time exercises). ———————————————————————— #Hangzhou #Chenghuang #China #Asia #Travel #NightHike #ExploreMore #Cityscape #NightLights #GoldenWeek

It’s Golden Week in China which means 700 million people with time off traveling all around China. I joined the chaos and went to Hangzhou and visited the famous tea fields. A change of pace from Shanghai! ———————————————————————— #Hangzhou #China #GoldenWeek #Asia #Travel #ExploreMore #Tea #TeaFields

Can I get a #SkoBuffs ? Part of the growing Shanghai chapter! #BringRalphieToShanghai———————————————————————— #Shanghai #China #BeBoulder #CUBoulder #ForeverBuffs #Travel #BeBoulderInShanghai #GoBuffs #SororitySquat

My day in Shanghai started, ended and was filled with yoga. I’m so grateful I found a new yoga studio, new friends to practice with and moments to embrace the light. Shanghai is filled with more blue sky days and colored sunsets than most of the world could ever imagine. ———————————————————————— #Shanghai #China #Asia #Sunset #Yoga #DancersPose #Namaste #Travel #ExploreMore #Yogi #Mindfulness #YogaPractice

When the teacher becomes the student. Freya and Doreen are so excited for me to be the confused one in class! ———————————————————————— #Shanghai #China #Travel #ExploreMore #Chinese #KailaLearnsMandarin #Language #StruggleBus

Food has such powerful memories! I was on a run in my neighborhood this evening and decided to go to one of the first noodle shops I went to the first week I arrived. It’s run by a family who take such pride in their growing store. This soup has compressed strips of tofu, freshly shaved beef and noddles made from beans. The broth is heaven. Eating it tonight reminded me of how discombobulated I felt my first week. Slurping on! ———————————————————————— #Shanghai #China #Asia #Food #Noodles #SendNoods #ChineseFood #Travel #ExploreMore

My little monkeys. Teachers say they don’t have favorites but..... ———————————————————————— #China #Shanghai #Asia #TeachEnglish #Travel #ExploreMore #ThreeLittleMonkeys

A German and an American girl walk into an expat store in Shanghai and leave with Speculos butter and kale juice. We met six years ago in Malaysia and are now both living in China! World truly is so small. ———————————————————————— #China #Shanghai #Expat #Travel #ExploreMore #WeekendAdventures #Kale

When Priscilla asks “Teacher Kaila” to sing the song “You Raise Me Up” that she’s been practicing. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN ANYTHING MORE PRECIOUS. ———————————————————————— #YouRaiseMeUp #JoshGroban #Shanghai #Travel #ExploreMore #TeachEnglish

The latest book I finished is from The Foreign Book Store in Shanghai and has moved me so deeply. Written by a neurosurgeon who discovered he had lung cancer, Paul wrote this book before his death. Paul is a very talented writer and also received his MA in English literature before going to medical school. I recommend this book to everyone; a fast read and emotional moving book. ———————————————————————— #WhenBreathBecomesAir #PaulKalanthi #Books #Shanghai #ForeignBookStore #Travel #ExploreMore

Built in the 1500’s during the Ming Dynasty, the Yu or Yuyuan Gardens translates to the Garden of Happiness. It is located in Old Town which is special considering Shanghai’s increasing metropolitan and global recognition as a city of business, technology and expansion. Visiting the intricate gardens this morning felt like the epitome of Shanghai; Chinese traditions blended with the globalized stores of Dairy Queen and Starbucks only feet away from the gardens entrance. The old and the new. ————————————————————————#Shanghai #China #Asia #YuyuanGarden #YuGarden #Travel #ExploreMore #History #HistoryOfChina #Happiness #MingDynasty #Garden

Photo One: When our tiger moms say smile nicely (and Alex wants to give his best blue steel)........... Photo Two: How we really are because being a Chinese student is a lot of pressure and school is so much and we really are just goobers (after we finished all of our work and were perfect angelic students who are all going to Harvard...Stanford second choice). ———————————————————————— #Shanghai #China #Asia #Travel #ExploreMore #Teacher #EnglishTeacher #TigerMom #Chinese #ThatsSoAsian #Goofballs

Always worth the chase! Literally sprinted down the streets, past the skyscrapers of Pudong after work (yes I work on Sundays) to watch the sunset over The Bund. I love being by the water because thousands of people on the other side were taking in the view where I was standing and vice versa. ————————————————————————#Shanghai #China #TheBund #Asia #Sunset #CityScape #Skyline #Travel #ExploreMore #Views #Clouds #PureMagic #ChasingSunsets

While scoping out potential future yoga studios, I went to a food court in the countless malls of Shanghai and got this beautiful bowl of salmon and rice with a side of miso soup for the equivalent of $6usd. 🍚 🍣 🎋🇨🇳———————————————————————— #Shanghai #China #Asia #Travel #Food #Traveltography #ExploreMore #Foodie #Salmon #Wasabi #FoodPhotography #Happiness #Rice

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