Thursday, April 08, 2004
All my bags are packed
Well, almost. Little last minute juggling to do, but I'm more or less done. Good thing, too, since I have to leave the house at 8 a.m. tomorrow, and it's nearly midnight now!
This is my last night in China. I taught my last classes today - it was very tough saying goodbye to the little Chaozhou monsters today. It was also tough saying goodbye to my colleagues/friends and to Chaozhou itself... It all still seems surreal, though. My room is empty. I've said my goodbyes, many of them tearful. I can't believe that in a few hours, I'll leave this apartment and not return at the end of the day. I can't believe that in about 72 hours, after an unbelievably long trip, I'll be seeing my family, and, soon after, my friends. Wow.
I'm not sure what I'll be doing with the blog... I have a few more stories to tell, and I'm sure I'll have some experiences with reverse culture shock that might make good stories, too... We'll see, I guess! :)
It's been quite a ride! Thanks for being part of it!
zA
This is my last night in China. I taught my last classes today - it was very tough saying goodbye to the little Chaozhou monsters today. It was also tough saying goodbye to my colleagues/friends and to Chaozhou itself... It all still seems surreal, though. My room is empty. I've said my goodbyes, many of them tearful. I can't believe that in a few hours, I'll leave this apartment and not return at the end of the day. I can't believe that in about 72 hours, after an unbelievably long trip, I'll be seeing my family, and, soon after, my friends. Wow.
I'm not sure what I'll be doing with the blog... I have a few more stories to tell, and I'm sure I'll have some experiences with reverse culture shock that might make good stories, too... We'll see, I guess! :)
It's been quite a ride! Thanks for being part of it!
Sunday, April 04, 2004
This time next week...
...I'll be back on Canadian soil.
I've suspected for a while that I'd have to go home a little early, and it's now coming to pass. I have so much to write about: Tammy and Lucille's visit (awesome!); the foreigner soap opera we all seem to have been living in (oh, the drama!); the fall-out of telling them I had to leave (ugly); packing (oh, the panic!); and my feelings about leaving China and heading home (all over the map!).
Alas, I have to get to packing and saying my goodbyes and planning my final lessons. I'll do my best to write more soon - it'll keep me from losing it completely, I'm sure!
zA
I've suspected for a while that I'd have to go home a little early, and it's now coming to pass. I have so much to write about: Tammy and Lucille's visit (awesome!); the foreigner soap opera we all seem to have been living in (oh, the drama!); the fall-out of telling them I had to leave (ugly); packing (oh, the panic!); and my feelings about leaving China and heading home (all over the map!).
Alas, I have to get to packing and saying my goodbyes and planning my final lessons. I'll do my best to write more soon - it'll keep me from losing it completely, I'm sure!
