Here comes the Sarcastic Five!

(Dawn) 

[Ms Viz: Yes, the Sarcastic Four have picked up a FIFTH - Dawn, from last year's Hangzhou Group! Welcome Dawn!]

I don’t know if it’s still necessary to do a self-introduction. I’m sure some of you have known me as an exchange student to DS last year; some of you have known me from the earlier blog posts. Whichever way you know me, it’s very nice to meet you! I’m here, the fifth member of the Sarcastic group… I can’t be happier to join this blog…

Life with Potato Tiger

(Ryan)

It has only been a over a week since I switched host families and so much has happened so far.  My new family lives 25 minutes away from school by bike ride.  Their apartment complex is one of the coolest things I have ever seen.  Through the gigantic entrance way is a beautiful park full of large trees, flowers, jungle gyms, workout equipment, and a pool.  The apartment itself is really modern looking.  There are crisp edges and bold, popping colors everywhere.

Adiós Hangzhou.

(Chris)

It is Thursday, the 24^th and this will probably be my last blog post from Hangzhou.  I’m sitting at my desk getting ready for tonight’s banquet.  We’re hosting a dinner tonight to thank everybody who has made our experience here one of the best of our lives.  The guest list got a little long – we invited almost 50 people!  However, not everybody can make it, so we’ll have about 40.  I’ve been asked to give a speech – in Chinese.  I’m not going to lie…I’m very nervous.  

Broken Pizza and Eye Patches

(Colin)

Here goes another blog post; lets see how entertaining I can make it.

On Saturday morning, the Sarcastic Five (with temporary member Dawn) arose to a misty morning in Shanghai.  We met in the lobby at 8:30 am, ready for a day of exploration.  Having woken up at about 7:30, the meeting time of 8:30 in the lobby seemed to be a bit late for me, but nonetheless, we met.