Hey everyone! Hope everyone is doing well back home I'm just getting resettled out here in Chongqing. We're starting a new semester here at SISU and I luckily only have to teach 5 classes. One of my new ones is a public speaking class so that should present some interesting stories in the future for me to share with you all. The rest of my classes are amazing as always and I'm definitely going to miss teaching in a few months.
In much more negative news I tore a ligament in my foot this week so I'll be in a boot for the next month out here in China. It's a little annoying but worse things have happened. Luckily I have a boot for my foot which is, as the Chinese would say, "so fashion".
Readjusting to life in China is taking a little longer than I remember and it's been a little difficult to get back into the groove of things here. While I was at home the most common and weirdly most difficult question I heard was, "What's it like?" and honestly I gave pretty bad answers. That's not a question with a simple answer and it's difficult to summarize the confusing, exhilarating, and sometimes infuriating daily experience of living in a culture and country so separate from your own. I've been thinking about that question more since being back and currently here's the best answer I've been able to come up with. You know in the first 5 minutes of some movies where it just drops you into the middle of the scene and you kind of have to sit their and just guess until it jumps to three weeks earlier? That's what China is like. We've been in that opening scene the whole time confusedly stumbling around waiting for the jump to three weeks earlier that still has not happened.
It's crazy to think that it will soon be April and that our time here in China is winding down. We're starting to plan our trips for the end of the year and it looks like I'll be heading to Tibet for my break right around my birthday and at least one more trip in June. I'm off to Beijing next week to see a friend from school so I'll update this post with pictures after I'm back.
Happy Easter to you all and I hope everyone's doing well. I want to send a special congratulations to Caitlin and Sam on their engagement! I'm so excited to see you all in a few months and stay in touch.
Much Love,
Adam
In much more negative news I tore a ligament in my foot this week so I'll be in a boot for the next month out here in China. It's a little annoying but worse things have happened. Luckily I have a boot for my foot which is, as the Chinese would say, "so fashion".
Readjusting to life in China is taking a little longer than I remember and it's been a little difficult to get back into the groove of things here. While I was at home the most common and weirdly most difficult question I heard was, "What's it like?" and honestly I gave pretty bad answers. That's not a question with a simple answer and it's difficult to summarize the confusing, exhilarating, and sometimes infuriating daily experience of living in a culture and country so separate from your own. I've been thinking about that question more since being back and currently here's the best answer I've been able to come up with. You know in the first 5 minutes of some movies where it just drops you into the middle of the scene and you kind of have to sit their and just guess until it jumps to three weeks earlier? That's what China is like. We've been in that opening scene the whole time confusedly stumbling around waiting for the jump to three weeks earlier that still has not happened.
It's crazy to think that it will soon be April and that our time here in China is winding down. We're starting to plan our trips for the end of the year and it looks like I'll be heading to Tibet for my break right around my birthday and at least one more trip in June. I'm off to Beijing next week to see a friend from school so I'll update this post with pictures after I'm back.
Happy Easter to you all and I hope everyone's doing well. I want to send a special congratulations to Caitlin and Sam on their engagement! I'm so excited to see you all in a few months and stay in touch.
Much Love,
Adam