Archive for January, 2010
After It All
January 27th, 2010 | 
Author: The last time I bothered to write on the blog, I mentioned the cold weather and the problems I was having with various things, so here’s that update. It’s still cold every day, but thankfully it’s been about 10F warmer on average, so at least my fingers and toes don’t become icicles while I’m riding the bike. Speaking of bikes, the company that manages the system decided to cut down our allotted time from 4 hours to 2 hours, but if you need the bike for longer you’re still able to ask them to add time as long as you go to a station before the 2 hours are up.
Being on a 6 week holiday might seem really nice to some people who have to work all year round and only get a few days off per year, but trust me it’s not as fun as one would think. For a good part of the day I find myself as I am right now: wrapped in a blanket sitting on my leather arm chair in my room playing on the computer. Since everyone I know is still working, I usually wait until mid-afternoon or early evening to go out and do things with them.
You may have this image in your mind that my hair is down to my back and my face hasn’t been shaved in months, but I can assure you I’m at least taking care of my myself in that sense! I’m also quite busy working on different ideas I have that would take me down different paths, because I’m quite bored/sick of being a teacher, and although I do want to stay here for a while longer, I refuse to do it as a teacher.
Some of the things I’m working on are the following:
Meanwhile, in my spare time I’m watching a lot of movies and practicing my Chinese, because since I didn’t mention it above, the American job would require me to be fluent in Chinese, which I’m currently not but on my way there.
I’ve begun dating again, but there are several factors which plague me. I still love Lily and I’m trying to get over her because I know there’s no chance of a future with her now after all the things we’ve been through. I want to date people and enjoy myself, but I think the best thing for me is to focus on myself and meditate and figure out my issues and why they’re giving me problems. Only after this is done will I find the strength from within to see new people and hopefully forge good relationships with them. The downside to it all is that I feel a bit bored of Chinese girls after being here so long, but that doesn’t mean I’ll move back to America just to date white women, sorry Mom!
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January Cold
A well-used phrase, possibly considered a cliche, is “absence makes the heart grow fonder.” I know from experience how this goes, as per my relationship with China and more specifically Wuhan. Every time I leave Wuhan/China for a long period of time, I begin to miss it and wish to return. The only downside is that when I return, I feel like I want to leave again. The reason for this is that sometimes the weather is terrible and there is no sky or sun for days at a time. I’m told that I’m lucky to see the sun every few days, as some cities see the sun once a month or even once every few months.
While I was on my trip, I managed to lose about half of the numbers in my phone, so after I returned I began picking up the pieces and trying to get those numbers back by any means. These last few days have been extremely hectic, as I’m in the process of calling all my friends, Salsa students, and English students. It has also been extremely cold, apparently the worst winter in 60 years here (I’m aware it’s about the same back in the states).
I found out that my school goes on break starting the 20th of January, so I’ll be off from work for another month or so, but without any real significant of money left over to attempt another trip. If I do, it’ll be a short trip for a few days, especially since it’s so damn cold all over China. Look for my posts about Australia, Malaysia, and Singapore coming soon on here and my travel page.