My last week was my hardest I had to say goodbye to my kiddos and they were crying and I was crying it was not the best week ever. My fellow teacher Michelle even cried when I had to say goodbye (we became good friends) it was an emotional roller coaster. Anyway I was trying to pack all of my stuff and it is not that easy. I had winter stuff that my mom had sent to that I didn't take over so I was trying to stay under the weight limit (which was proving difficult) I ended up with a pile of things I had no where to pack and needed to get home. Amy (my waiban) said that she could mail it for me, at last it seemed like there was finally sunshine streaming in again. But it wasn't going to last long. Instead of going through the post office she was going though places like DHL and FEDEX so that meant 2 things 1. I had to find my own box and 2. it was going to be expensive. But the day before I was leaving (June 24) I was so stressed out about it and they kept on jacking up the price because I was a foreigner so at that point I told Amy never mind and went shopping for a small hard shell suitcase to pack the remaining things. At the same time I had to go to two different banks to pull out my money and close my accounts, then I had to head over to the Bank of China to exchange $500 dollars worth (I couldn't do all of it because I am not Chinese they can do up to $10,000 a day). After I left the sky was getting very dark and the wind was picking up I knew we had rain coming and I was trying to hurry.
I got to Zhong Bai and bought my suitcase then went downstairs to get some fried rice to go get snacks for the plane ride home. After a half hour of all this I was finally free to race back to my apartment and finish packing. As I walked out of Zhong Bai I was meant with rain and not just a light rain, this was the kind that soaked you in a second. I was without an umbrella and on a time crunch so I simply headed out in the rain. In the process of getting soaked my bag of snacks got completely wet and the bottom fell out into the mud no less! Of course the Chinese don't help you they just stand there and stare at the crazy foreigner I was getting a little upset with China at this point. I finally made it back to my apartment with most of my snacks (some where left in the mud). I took a shower and blow dried my clothes dry so I could pack them (with Amy's help). In between layers of packing stuff I ate my fried rice and tried to not panic. Finally at about 9:30pm I was packed and ready to go for morning.
The next morning came quickly, I was up early since my flight left at 8am out of Wuhan. I had to lug all to my stuff down 4 flights of stairs which was a learning experience...of patience. After finally getting everything downstairs and packed in the taxi I was on my way to the airport. I had to pay a fee at the airport for being over weight with one bag (the flight from Wuhan to Shanghai was domestic so I could have 2 carry-ons). We had some turbulence on that flight but not terrible like when I went over to China. Then I got to lug my luggage onto a cart and carry it to the other side of the Shanghai airport. Now at this point I need to use the little girls room, but I had no one to watch my stuff so I just held it. I figure by 1:30pm I could check my stuff and use the bathroom by the gate. To make this a little shorter that did not happen around 12:30pm we were informed that the flight was cancelled...Cancelled what do you mean cancelled!! But once again the Father took excellent care of me. Delta put us up in a Wyndam Hotel and I got an amazing room (pictures at the end of post). I finally got to use the bathroom after six hours of holding it. So I left Wednesday morning at 6:20am (after getting up at 2:10am) and I got a new plane (the day before there were mechanical problem) there was so much leg room and I got to watch Disney movies the whole way home. There was a little guy behind me and we played hide and seek with his teddy bear (I was by the window). It was a good trip and the food was ok. I was however glad once I got to Detroit to get through customs and get my stuff and head home. The first thing I noticed was the lack of people...don't get me wrong the airport was hopping but there are so many people in China that everywhere you go is super crowded. Then I noticed how blue and clean the sky was this still gets me even a month later, you can actually breath the air it was amazing! So now I am back in the States but I left my heart in Wuhan and miss my babies everyday. I will now commence with the pictures, just a few of my kiddos and then a few other things including my favorite meal at Aloha and the room I stayed in in Shanghai.
This is the 'Castle' that I lived in and taught in
This is part of the drvieway. Its a straight shot to the road all together a mile long (with the picture above).
Aloha jr. burger, best burger I have ever had!
Chimme chimme cheesecake with strawberry filling. There are strawberry's and cheese cake in a fried tortilla with cinnamon and sugar and Taylor's vanilla ice cream.
From here on through is the amazing hotel room I had in Shanghai.
See the little square that look like a mirror it a TV. You can watch TV while taking a bath.
Yeah there is phone with the toilet.
I had a chandelier!
Class 6 Grade 3
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Class 2 Grade 3
QQ Club (English Corner)
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