Now that school has started, I've established a routine. Things are starting to feel slightly normal but nothing like my former life in Chicago. My days go something like this:
7:30a - Wake up and go for a run
8:30a - Shower, tidy room
9am - go to 7/11 and order a latte (I order from the same guy each morning and we're gradually speaking in Chinese -- he doesn't speak English)
9:10am - Back to the room to study, email, chat with roommates, run errands
11:45am - Grab a snack and head up the hill to class
12:10p - 3p - Chinese class
3pm - Lunch with new friends
4:30p - 8pm - Study, read, blog, walk campus, catch the sunset while speaking Chinese to myself
8pm - light dinner/snack
8:30p to end of night - meet up with friends
I'm happy with my new routine. Getting in shape, learning, meeting people from all over the world... I know this won't last forever which makes it more blissful; I so appreciate being a student again! I' m also aware this is just the first full week of school and things will change as we get deeper into Chinese, learning/writing characters, exams... I've signed up for a language exchange (exchanging English for Chinese with a Taiwanese student) and will be enrolling in one additional language class which focuses on colloquial/conversational Chinese. For now, life is good…
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WOW! Great job on keeping us all in the loop. We really miss you but sounds like youre fitting in well! Keep up on the studies so you can order Chinese for everyone when you get back to Chicago :) Take care! Jeff
ReplyDeleteThanks Jeff! I miss you all!!! I still feel like I've been on a long vacation and will be returning any day now... Keep me in the loop on what's going on with the team.
ReplyDelete~Em