Update Tiemz
Alright, so, wow. My job FINALLY ended. No more teaching! No more making kids stand in the back of the room, no more shouting myself hoarse, no more incompetent admins making me put on the "funny foreigner" show so they can steal money from eager parents. On the other hand, no more hugs, no more oranges, no more spontaneous shoulder rubs from six year olds while I'm setting up the computer. No more "hello"s or "teacher I love you"s, no more adorably awkward handshakes from kids who don't do handshaking in their culture, no more signing "autographs," no more "teacher! he ees peeg!", no more silly/naughty bathroom humor from juniors.
Now, Jerms and I are spending WAAY to much time on the couch, just lazing around the apartment. The weather has been shite these last two weeks, raining every day, so it's hard to get the motivation up to go exploring the city. Also, we've been here for 10 months now, so it's not like China is all that exciting any more. The side streets and parks and markets all look "normal" to me now. And who wants to hoof it across a dirty city of 13 million people in the rain to go see something that you've seen a million times before? Or sit in a death taxi, getting carsick 'cause people here have NO idea how to shift gears or what it means to drive so that your passengers are comfortable. Or stand with your armpit in somebody else's face on a crowded bus for an hour.
So anyway, we're counting the days 'til my sister gets here and we head off to Malaysia for two weeks. In the meantime, I'm trying not to get into too many fights with Jerms or waste entire days effing around on the internet (and failing to avoid either more often than not). I've been drawing a little bit again, mostly just doodles, and I illustrated one scene from Harry Potter OotP. It's not great because I'm totally out of practice, but I'll share it with you guys anyway. It's Sirius and Snape about to hex each others' balls off in Grimmauld Place, and Harry is trying to keep them off each other when the Weasleys, surrounding Mr. Weasley who just got out of the hospital, open the door to find one 15 year old trying to stop two adults from killing each other in a spontaneous unresolved schoolyard rivalry sort of battle.
So yeah, that ought to give you a good idea as to the extent of my boredom. Happy Saturday kids!
Now, Jerms and I are spending WAAY to much time on the couch, just lazing around the apartment. The weather has been shite these last two weeks, raining every day, so it's hard to get the motivation up to go exploring the city. Also, we've been here for 10 months now, so it's not like China is all that exciting any more. The side streets and parks and markets all look "normal" to me now. And who wants to hoof it across a dirty city of 13 million people in the rain to go see something that you've seen a million times before? Or sit in a death taxi, getting carsick 'cause people here have NO idea how to shift gears or what it means to drive so that your passengers are comfortable. Or stand with your armpit in somebody else's face on a crowded bus for an hour.
So anyway, we're counting the days 'til my sister gets here and we head off to Malaysia for two weeks. In the meantime, I'm trying not to get into too many fights with Jerms or waste entire days effing around on the internet (and failing to avoid either more often than not). I've been drawing a little bit again, mostly just doodles, and I illustrated one scene from Harry Potter OotP. It's not great because I'm totally out of practice, but I'll share it with you guys anyway. It's Sirius and Snape about to hex each others' balls off in Grimmauld Place, and Harry is trying to keep them off each other when the Weasleys, surrounding Mr. Weasley who just got out of the hospital, open the door to find one 15 year old trying to stop two adults from killing each other in a spontaneous unresolved schoolyard rivalry sort of battle.
So yeah, that ought to give you a good idea as to the extent of my boredom. Happy Saturday kids!