It seems like a lifetime ago that I was telling people I was spending my sophomore year in China. All summer long I found great entertainment in gauging people's reaction to that very statement as I saw them analyzing my sanity. However, it only feels like a week or two ago that I was getting lost on my moped and spending ridiculous amounts of time obsessing over the exact conversion of my lunch bill from RMB to USD. How has time escaped me yet again? The crux of my dilemma started this week when a student only staying for the fall semester informed us that we had officially hit the five week mark before break. Five weeks?! Just barely over a month? In disbelief, we all had a great time recalling everything that we have done so far and also began tough conversations about what our expectations and goals were coming into the program and how they had been fulfilled or not. Some tears and lots of laughs later, none of us could truly comprehend the fact that in just 10 extremely short weeks, we have all grown and experienced much more than we ever could have anticipated. Though our surroundings and the people we are with have officially become familiar, we have all vowed to keep finding ways of challenging ourselves. So! Here's to 10 weeks of wonderful adventures we have shared and to the remaining 5, that they may be filled with adventure as well as challenges.
P.S. I would like to take a quick moment to thank whomever may be reading this. Blogging is still out of my comfort zone but I appreciate every minute taken by someone else to read this and pass it along. I'm so thankful for the motivation from each and every one of you to share my experiences and grow in this exercise. Much love & thanks for sticking with me. Happy Blog-Aversary, everyone!
P.P.S. Here are some links to any newsletters if you've missed them and another video from our media coordinator!
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kpk
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