Thoughts.

Life in China has been speeding by at a pace I have never known before. I am almost halfway through my 6 month internship, and I have to start thinking about what I am going to do next. I would rather not think about it and just let it happen, but I know that some type of planning is necessary. I feel like there are too many choices and decisions to make, and too little money to do it all.

Due to other ideas and invitations, I am not so sure that I will still be going to either Mongolia or Japan in May. I might just travel further south by train in China, and try to save some money for later endeavors. These endeavors will be mentioned at a later time, as I am tired of getting excited about an idea just to have it thrown away. Who knows…

Anyway, things have been great here lately, as usual, but a tad bit confusing (for reasons that are beyond my ability to explain).

Last weekend all of us got together and had a stupid t-shirt party, where we all wore typical Chinese shirts that were either really funny or didn’t make any sense (this is called “Chinglish” and can be found all around China). It was a great time, and a good souvenir for home.


My shirt, which is a bunch of random English words that don't make any sense and are spelled wrong.


Mollie and I


Chelsey and Mollie -- the most awesome roommates ever.

So the weather here in Shenyang is starting to warm up, and it finally seems like a season other than winter is actually possible in this part of China. However, a student of mine told me yesterday that spring here is super windy and dirty, and that summer is just too hot. Maybe winter will be missed after all, we'll just have to wait and see. I am looking forward to a change in weather though, and being able to go outside without wearing layers of clothing.

In other news, a new teacher is supposed to be arriving today, and I know that we are all very excited to meet him. In just 3 short months we will all be leaving and more teachers will be coming to take our place. I am not ready for this to happen yet...I am happy here and don't want to leave.

China has forced me to think aout things much differently than I do back in America, and the challenge is welcome and refreshing. No matter where I end up next, I'm sure I'll feel the same way.

For now, I hope everyone is doing good, and I miss you all.

Love you.