It's been over a year since I wrote the last entry. That's pretty embarrassing. Period. And even more embarrassing it the fact, that I didnt even think of this blog during the last year. Not even once. Til now. And I don't even really know why it came back to my mind exactly now.
The good thing about that is that, now, as a year had passed, I have tons of new stories and news to share!
I applied for Sichuan University last week, which assured me during application that they will for sure accept me as a Bachelor Student of Chinese Language. So next week I will be able to pick up my visa application papers and at the end of this month I will be flying back to Germany for 3 weeks to get my visa taken care of. Unfortunately I'm not able to change my Visa from an M visa into a student visa in China, which forced me to book a flight home. Now don't get me wrong, it's not like it's torture to go back home, I just hoped I would get some time off to travel around Asia a bit. I guess that plan has to wait for a bit now.
So what else is new. I got back working for Amy and Rex again, actually almost at the end of my stay as the kids will be out of school by next Friday and then head to Europe over the summer. So I got about 2 weeks left with the kids, which is a good thing. I love those children to death, yet I feel like after being here for so long I need a new challenge and some more pressure myself. As I will stay in Chengdu to study, I will still have the chance to see them as often as I want, tho they will welcome two new Au Pairs in August.
For the last two weeks I invited my mom over to visit, as she has been thinking of visiting for a long time now and insisted of coming as long as I was still living with the family. I have no idea how those 10 days will turn out, having her stay in my room with me. I do look forward to having her over and to showing her my life in China, yet I am keeping my expectations low. Purposefully. No expectations equal no dissapointment. She will be quite shocked, I am excited to see that and to hear what a person coming in new has to say about the lifestyle here.
For now we are getting through the week. I started teaching German in February and have been every day since then. It is very tiring, yet I somehow enjoy it and its good to see how my student is making progress. Rex' birthday party is coming up this Saturday and we are busy writing invitations and planning the party.
I will try to keep up with the entries now. As the blog is back in my head again now, I am excited about sharing more stories with everyone.
Keep your life spiced up people!