The time has finally come for me to say goodbye to “the farm.” I’ve finished giving my exams, I’ve assessed the students’ speaking abilities, and I’ve given them a good dose of movies. On Friday I can finally, officially, close this particular chapter. I’ve slowly been moving things to my Beijing apartment over the past few weeks, but I still, somehow, have a gigantic suitcase, travel backpack and duffle bag full of things. The school is providing us with a ride to Beijing in order to move all our stuff. Per usual, there is a catch for the ride – we leave at 5:30 a.m. Why we have to hit the road before the sun comes up, I’ll never know, but I’ve stopped asking questions since doing things at inconvenient times seems to be the norm.
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