China Bucket List

I had my last class on Wednesday. It was sad, I had my Spanish students & I have had them all year, so I will miss them a lot. I won't be at the negotiation final, so I guess I have said goodbye to most of my students. I didn't expected it to be this tough to leave. As of this moment, I want to stay just so I don't have to say goodbye. Yet, I know that going home is the right decision for me. It is time for me to get started on the next chapter in my life. Plus, I miss my family & friends a lot.


Since I only have 38 days left in China (minus the time I spend in Japan/Korea) I decided that I should figure out what all I want to do before I leave.

• Bird flu alley for noodles
• Picture w/ pancake couple (check)
• New pictures on the Great Wall
• Beihai Park in Beijing
• Shanghai/Beijing Acrobats
• Dan dan noodles
• Go to Talking (bar at Nanda)
• Maglev (actually take it this time)
• Wangfujin (weird food street in Beijing)

What I will miss:

• the food, especially pancakes & noodles
• presents from my students
• Sissi (Sherry's daughter, she is adorable)
• 50¢ beer & soda
• subways & buses
• being inventive in the kitchen to try and make "western" food

What I won't miss:

• the stench of the bathrooms
• grading papers & preparing lessons (I wasn't meant to be a teacher)
• wine that is 10x the price of soda
• having to be inventive to make "western food"

I'm trying to think of more things for my list. If you can think of anything, let me know!