Departure Date and Donations!

FINALLY GOT MY FLIGHT BOOKED FOR CHINA! I leave February 7th from SLC to San Fran to Seoul to Weihai. WOOHOO!

With that being said, I have a request to make of you all. I have the wonderful opportunity to teach English to first and second graders who will be able to have many doors and opportunities opened to them because of the English language. Because I am teaching in developing China, supplies are not as easy to come by. The school has asked for us to bring supplies in order to help teach the children.

If you would like to donate any supplies, my school in China is in need of:

-Tape (any kind, they have none)

-Glue sticks

-Construction paper

-Beads

-Markers/Crayons

-Stickers

If you would like to make a money donation so that I can shop for these supplies instead, that would be okay as well.

Donations can be mailed to me at:

50 Wash Pond Rd

Hampstead, NH

03841

Thank you for your consideration and kindness. Your donations are helping me live a dream come true and more importantly, helping the kids in China learn and grow.

Thank you again,

Chelsie 

Flat Sam

I've had the opportunity to work as a receptionist and data entry for the Brigham Young University-Idaho Alumni Office for the last 2 1/2 years. I love it there. My boss is kind and caring, the work keeps me busy and focused and the girls I work with have become some of my closest friends.

At our annual Christmas party this last December, we had a white elephant gift swap. And I ended up with Sam's gift...a picture of herself:

All of the girls joked about what I would do with this 8x10 portrait of Sam and I jokingly said: "Take it with me to China!" Cami yelled: "SHE CAN BE A FLAT SAM!" Thus, the idea was born. I'm going to take Sam with me to China and take pictures of her at different places that I go! Great Wall of China, Hong Kong, Olympic sites! So, when you see a bunch of pictures over the next five months of this picture of Sam, you will now understand the story behind it!