They've been doing renovations at the temple we train at for a few years already but this week they did something kinda cool. I don't know what it means but they put these brass knobs all over the big red doors we go through each day. They certainly look much more impressive now! I keep meaning to ask Shifu what they're for but I've forgotten in all the excitement of halloween....


We had a really fun Halloween party here with lots of fun and games. Everyone had a really great time. There were activities like pumpkin carving, face painting, mask making, games, and then we danced to some awesome music played by a D.J. who happens to be training here right now. Though the Chinese students thought it was a little strange, they seemed to really enjoy it. Even shifu scratched on the turntables for a while and played a little. It was definitely the best party we've had here by far.