Retreats a comin'

A couple big things just around the corner!

Later this week, both of us will be going with the middle schoolers to Floraland! What is Floraland, you might ask? Well, at this point I don't actually know. But I DO know that it is a Chinese amusement park of some sort. It has rides and junk food, so what else do you really need?

I'm looking forward to it - we will be spending the night, so I know it will be fun to hang out and play with the kids.

Also, next week is an October holiday - National Day, to commemerate the founding of the PRC back in 1949. We'll have some days off of school, but the first two days will be an all-staff retreat in Dujiangyan. This city is a couple hours west, at the foothills of the mountains. It is famous for an ancient irrigation system, and now is infamous because it is in the hard-hit earthquake zone. I am helping to plan some music for our time there, so it is nice to feel a little more invested. We'll let you know how it goes!

-alan