Monday, March 17, 2014

0 days until China

Posted by 雯雯 at 9:22 AM 0 comments
Yes indeed, 0 days! I'm still at school, but in 30 minutes or so I'll be heading to the parking lot with my backpack, ready to go to the airport. It doesn't seem like I've been at school so long, but here I am, ready for the trip. Well I don't feel ready. I've got some shopping lists and directions, and some Chinese knowledge, but it doesn't feel quite enough. But I will do my best!

What I'm most looking forward to is probably the food, though it'll be really nice to just have Chinese all around me as well, on signs and on peoples' mouths. I'm a bit worried about the 10 days of training we're having in Dengfeng, but I'm sure I'll survive. I've recently been sick, so I haven't had the energy to do extra training, but hopefully I'll be all well again for when the training starts. Before that, I've agreed with Bendy Girl to do morning jogs (at least morning walks!) to explore a bit, so maybe my shape will improve slightly.

Well, not much to say now really, now that I'm so close to the trip. But I will say, I'll be careful, and try to take pictures which I can upload afterwards. Bye bye for now!

Wednesday, March 5, 2014

12 days until China

Posted by 雯雯 at 4:50 PM 0 comments
Time sure flies! Only 12 days remain until we leave for China.
Since last time, we finished our group project. I did end up playing in the band, which was cool and fun. I was quite tired at the end of it though, and was very happy to get a week's holiday.

I'm back now though, and we've resumed regular lessons. In Chinese, we are preparing for going to China by practising loads of useful sentences and situations. I made sure to study during the break too, so I feel if anything my Chinese had improved over the break, but not everyone had. One thing I didn't do enough of though was exercise, which I noticed quite well when we had our first taolu lesson after the break. After 2 minutes of warming up, my heart was racing and I was dead tired. Even though we were playing tag, I didn't really run more than I needed too. Luckily, it seemed like most everyone else was in the same situation as me. In taolu we are currently, and since before the break, been practising with staves. It's quite fun, even if I still hit myself occasionally. It's all worth it though, especially when I manage to swing the staff around with a big swoosh noise!

I'm trying hard to keep on top of all the things I need to do, but it makes me pretty tired. I've taken to having midday naps after dinner because I'm so sleepy and tired after the day is done. I hope I get an opportunity to rest well this weekend!
 

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