The word 'mayhem' is associated with chaos and disorder. I thought it was an appropriate title to use to describe all the fun and different activities we've been doing during this fair-weathered, spring month.
4/23/11: Check out this steaming bamboo container
filled with fresh, hot, Xiaolongbao soup dumplings...and
a glass bottle of 7up.
5/7/11: Who wouldn't want to take a photo with a
50-lb. fiberglass Xiaolongbao?
5-5-11: Sleeping with the fishes. We took some students on a
sleepover field trip to a local aquarium.
Can it be called a sleepover if no one actually sleeps?
5/7/11: We visited St. Ignatius cathedral, built in 1910 by the Jesuits.
I was doing a gargoyle project with my 8th graders
so the timing was perfect.
It's the first time I've seen
stained glass windows with bamboo images
in a gothic cathedral (no photos allowed inside).
5/7/11: Later that night, we went to YuYuan and walked around the shops...
...and I found a bronze turtle to sit on to collect my thoughts.
5/7/11: On the way home, we noticed this 40-story building
near the freeway that is covered in LED lights.
One can watch a spectacular show while speeding along.
5/21/11: I helped our prom committee chairperson
by making a huge PVC backdrop stand. We attended
the prom which had a great view of the
Bund, HuangPu River and Oriental Pearl Tower.
5/21/11: After the prom, we took the Bund Sightseeing Tunnel
under the river to the Puxi side. It was very...interesting.
5-28-11: International Day festivities at school allowed
us to share some culture, art and décor from our
previous home.
As we head into June, who knows what other (ahem)
mayhem we will encounter?
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| (A friend of ours calls this the antithesis of a teddy bear because of the sign.) |
