Well, shooooot

Looks like I’m going to have to come up with a new name for this blog, seeing as how one month from today I’ll be moving to China. Yikes, feels a little frightening. But, I’ve spent the past year facing fears and corny shit like that, so what’s one giant, poverty-stricken, repressive, communist-country got that I can’t handle? Heh. We shall see.

Anyway, I just clicked over to my calender to count 9 measly teaching days left and I’m FREE! It’s so far away and so close at the same time. It definitely does NOT feel like I’ve been here for over a year. I sort of can’t even believe that I made it through this whole year as a “teacher.” I mean, really, this whole ESL teaching business is kind of insane. You can’t even really fathom the weirdness of it unless you’ve done it. That’s why dinner or drinks with a bunch of ESL teachers is such an interesting occasion. Nobody else can really understand. From the most disgusting puking tales, to being raided by the cops, to the always elusive escape-from-ESL-land-but-stay-in-the-country-and-make-a-good-living schemes, it is a band of brothers. Just kidding. About the ‘band of brothers’ thing. Never seen the show, but I’ve heard things. And seen bus advertisements and stuff like that.

Anyway! I’m trying to make this passably interesting and I don’t think I’m succeeding with this silly tangents I often get on. So the end of the teaching contract. I made it! I think back to when I first started and had no idea in hell how I was going to face a class of 17 Taiwanese, barely English-speaking, rowdy 4-year olds every day of the week. Let alone teach them something. Looking back on it all from the other side I have no idea in hell how I faced a class of 17 Taiwanese etc etc… everyday. And taught them something. Crazy. Anyway, regardless of how I did it, it is definitely time for a break. This Sunday is our big kindy graduation. I feel that my level of ‘freaking-outness’ is inversely proportional to the CT’s level. Which is to say, I’m actually not that freaked out. It’s kindergarten. They’re kids. I just want them to have fun and be slightly entertaining and cute. Then my last week of teaching and on Tuesday Becky and Nemes will arrive and I’ll be 3 days away from a month of travel and good times. Will keep you posted!

If you would like to see some pictures from when we went river tracing and hiking and saw some macaques click HERE!