"You are like a piece of chocolate -- you will always be at the bottom of my heart." -- farewell note from a student.
Hi, blog followers. It's just halfway through the spring semester and I'm in a Beijing hotel room, getting ready to go to the airport to go back home to China. I had to break my teaching contract, owing to the serious illness of a close family member.
Leaving commitments unfinished is an uncomfortable feeling, but the administration was very understanding, and they allowed me to leave behind box after box of stuff which I've bought in the two years I've been here (linen, kettle, curling iron, printer, etc.), in the expectation that I'll be able to return one day.
Leaving commitments unfinished is an uncomfortable feeling, but the administration was very understanding, and they allowed me to leave behind box after box of stuff which I've bought in the two years I've been here (linen, kettle, curling iron, printer, etc.), in the expectation that I'll be able to return one day.
So for now, the adventure is over. I will miss my new 'home town' Zibo, so much, especially just looking at the bustling world go by through the windows of a rickety bus, or exploring a new street on our bicycles, and (sigh) the food. Ah, the food. And the friendly people. And my students. And my new friends. It wasn't fun telling everybody 'good-bye.'
I'll be living on Vancouver Island for the time being. The blog will remain in place, and..... we'll see what the future brings.
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