Year of the Rat
I should be happy to graduate, but transitions are always hard for me. I recall being sad about moving out of a college apartment which I actually hated a lot a lot. I find I get attached too easily to people/places/things even though I may not necessarily like them (school, for instance). So while these next few months are going to drag, I know I’m going to miss it when I leave for China.
It would probably be a good idea to finally explain what, exactly, my plans are, then. I’ve been yammering about going to China for a while, but I haven’t even said when it’s happening. That’s because I wasn’t entirely sure, myself. I was originally going to go in August/September when the school year started. Then I realized there was no reason for me to stick around Utah that long, so I asked about doing a summer contract. That would have required me to fly out on July 10th. Some concerns about my work visa, however, have bumped it up to June 23rd.
June 23rd! Holy crap! That’s only two months away!
And the changes don’t stop there. I was intent on teaching in Hefei—because I’m familiar with the city and have friends there—but in order to work with elementary students, I had to sign with a school in Changzhou, instead. I don’t know Changzhou. I don’t know anybody who lives there. And it sounds like I’ll be the only American teacher at the school. But… meh. Whatever. I’m this deep into it already, I may as well go all out, right?
Yeah. Go all out.
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