Interests: Traveling within China and to any other places I can afford; finding new and interesting places in my city, Yichang; coffee in all forms; reading; playing DDR!; watching movies; kickboxing as a stress reliever; spending too much time on the computer; playing the piano; attempting to cook; I love card games and Trivial Pursuit but am sadly out of practice since coming to China; I tell myself I like politics but I don't keep up with the news; I love geography and international relations and I keep telling myself I'll go to Grad school to study more someday; trying to learn Chinese though actually learning it would be a lifelong pursuit; spending time with my students and new Chinese friends; wondering what in the world I'm doing with my life and where I'll end up in the future . . .