exiting the honeymoon phase

my week off in china went great! jennifer was here and we were able to do everything touristy in shanghai that i could even imagine! i also got to sleep in everyday which was amazing, but i also had a horrible cold in which i infected jennifer while she was here, and now my roommate. living in such close quarters... they were destined to get it. i am still coughing, blowing my nose and exhausted... but life goes on. it's back to teaching 8 hours a day, 5 days a week, with no break until February... i can't think about it. it will drive me crazy! i get weekends off of course, but no big break. no thanksgiving, no christmas break. thank goodness christmas is on a saturday this year or i'd be working it.

i feel like i finally LIVE here. the honeymoon/vacation phase is coming to an end and reality has settled in. i work and live here. i work and live here. i am here a year. this is where i live now. some days i love it! i could not be happier! but some days i am also like, ok, i am ready to go home. those days are few and far between, but recently i have had those thoughts. i think it is because jennifer was here and that feel of home just felt so good. and now it's gone... i dont know when i will see someone from home again. my mom and sister are coming sometime, but it's not set up.

do not get me wrong, i love china! but i am a little homesick. i won't lie. i've heard the first 2 to 3 months are the hardest. i agree.

check out my flickr pictures. i was going to upload some on here but blogger is being lame.