The last couple weeks have been pretty eventful, yet routine at the same time. Each day I review a little before class, usually go to lunch with a couple friends, meet with my language partner in the evening, and hang out with friends in the evenings. On Wednesday nights they have basic salsa classes, and it's been awesome to practice with some Spanish music---makes me feel right at home! I've watched more soccer, football, and rugby in the last week than I have since the beginning of the year!
This last weekend, the English and Chinese schools went to the rice terraces, which we got to visit right before all the rice was harvested (within the next couple weeks). I felt like this was a great chance to practice what I've learned in Chinese. Little by little, right? I've put several pictures of the weekend on Facebook, and I've been told this last weekend was the best time to visit!
One of the new challenges: starting intensive classes, which simply means I am taking full day classes for the next few weeks. I love having a different teacher in the morning, and am definitely learning a lot with new classmates! There are soooo many new vocabulary words to learn, so I feel like I'm constantly reviewing. One of the new phrases we learned was from a movie that I watched as a kid, so connections like that help me to remember what I'm learning!
This weekend I'm going to get to see Mom and Dad, and I can't wait to play tour guide! It'll be great to see people from home, right in the middle of my China visit!
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