It's been seven weeks since I last updated this - I'd apologize, but I don't really feel like it. So let me give you a quick overview: I'm starting my eighth week of the second semester - I only have six weeks left to teach before the end, and I have my students giving speeches for the majority of the time (this both minimizes my time spent making lesson plans and gives me pseudo-concrete things to grade them on.) My spare time is spent napping (I'm always tired and I've had a perpetual cold for the past few weeks,) cleaning, studying Chinese, playing Euchre and strategy games with Jared, Mike, and Christie, and watching the occasional DVD. My time is flying by here in China; I haven't seen all that I want to see nor done all that I want to do...I'm debating over staying for another year at the moment. I'm leaning towards staying right now, but I haven't made any final decisions yet.

A lot of interesting things have happened - my journal is getting thick and I have been documenting a lot of things for posterity with my camera - but alas my internet is still down, so I can't cut and paste like I'd like. I'm not going to take the time to retype everything, but once it's up again (should be relatively soon, now - I've put the machine in motion) I'll make up for all this lost time.

I know I've said this before, but I'll fill in more tomorrow - I have to put the finishing touches on my lesson plans for the upcoming week.