No matter when you drive to the mountain, there will always be a road.

Well here is the situation. The school I work for has broken the contract with my internship company and I need to decide what to do. I can renegotiate my contract, try and find new placement, or come home.

I'm leaning towards the last option. But we'll see.

The Matouqin lessons are going fabulously. I love playing the Matouqin. I'm not very good though. But for studying for 1.5 months I think I'm okay.

I bought my own Matouqin a week ago, his name is Xiao Yu and I love him. At first I did not think that the horse carved at the head was very attractive, but he's growing on me (Lele wants to trade, it makes me smile everytime). Lele is a wonderful teacher, and we have our lessons in Chinese. Even though my Chinese is terrible.

China is an interesting country, sometimes frustrating, sometimes wonderful. You can read about culture shock all you want, I always thought I would handle it with dignity and grace, I've discovered that it is more unsettling than I previous thought it would be. Huh. Live and learn.

I've only been in China for three months and I am only beginning to understand China. No matter when happens, I'm excited to return to China in the future. I think part of me belongs here.

Kaye

I set up a Skype account: daflyingtomato

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Part of trip: The Great Chinese Internship

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