I finally arrived home from my whirlwind month late Wednesday/early Thursday and am finally catching up with things. Whew! Thought I’d share a couple more pictures of Beijing for your viewing pleasure: Thanks for the memories, China!

Five more days until the closing ceremonies! I am having so much fun and every day here is packed with surprises and LOTS of work. The exhaustion has finally hit me; working until 2 am, going out until 4 am, and trying to see events, sightsee, and shop before heading BACK into work each day [...]

Hey everyone! It’s been a busy few days, and I finally have the day off!!! Highlights from the past week include: Running into Celebs and Old Friends Serving a dinner to President Bush (Sr), and hosting a luncheon for President Bush (Sr, again), where I was about 5 feet away from him while he was [...]

Hi everyone! My butt already hurts from my adventure today at the Great Wall! About 15 of us took a bus two hours to simatai, a section of the wall that hasn’t been as restored as some and doesn’t get nearly the foot traffic, since it’s pretty far from the city center. It was breathtaking [...]

I’ve gotten my hands on my instructor’s laptop for a few hours. (She needs help making schedule spreadsheets, and I am the Excel queen! Thanks, Deloitte!) I honestly couldn’t love it here more;the people are incredibly sweet and helpful, the service is impeccable, and our work is just fantastic. What’s hilarious is that every cab [...]

My passport is going to get quite the workout this year – I’m thrilled to announce that I’ll be getting a once-in-a-lifetime chance to work the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing! I was selected as part of a group of culinary students/graduates/instructors from my program to work as contract labor for a catering company [...]