2. Thursday nights are starting become my favorite night of the week. My American family has me over for dinner followed by working with 5 or 6 Chinese students on their English. I have enjoyed getting to know these students and am really looking forward to working with them!
3. Classes at the kindy are still going well. I am starting to get a bit nervous due to the fact that my middle class is so spread out in their English levels that I am not really sure how to handle it. I will be talking to my boss sometime this next week to see what we can do.
4. Sundays continue to be a joy. I actually really disliked going to International Fellowship because it was held at the kindy. I know it's complaining but sometimes it's hard being in a place 6 days a week and sometimes 7. But the people they make it worth going every time. We have 2 very new believers with very honest questions- I always looking forward to hearing other peoples answers and even though at times I have my own- I love seeing things from a New Zealand, French or Chinese perspective.
5. March is around the corner. The weather is changing and I love every second of sitting outside in the 85 degree weather and drinking kiwi strawberry Snapple that I recently found in the supermarket.
6. Plans for attending Seminary seem to be falling into place. I am working on getting all of my financial aide applications in and filling out that kind of paperwork has been to be more annoying than filling out the application for admissions. Don't ever just wish someone would give you a million dollars no strings attached? Until that day I must answer 4 questions that are exactly alike give or take a word. And I find it annoying.
7. In a world with possible rabies infected cat bites (no I don't think I have rabies). paperwork that makes me want to scream and classes that tire me out, I have been reading my friend- who lives in Budapest- Joanna's blogspot. She has decided every day to list 5 things which she labels Grace in the Small Things (GST). So today that is what I decided to do:
a. Not having my first class today because they went on a field trip.
b. Watching 24 online uninterrupted by cats or rats or animals in general.
c. Being able to communicate and have a conversation with a Chinese woman in the grocery store. I know have I lived here for 2 years- but being able to have a conversation is still a big deal!
d. teaching my 2 youngest classes and watching them have fun.
e. sitting outside for 2 full hours in the warm sunshine reading my good- but very unique- new book.
