Transition? Homesick for China?

I have a number of thoughts at the moment - so I will try and get the good ones out! :-)

I think I underestimated this whole moving and transitional period ahead of me! I think I have become so caught up in the excitement of moving to Wheaton and preparing for what is ahead that I have forgotten that this really is a time of transition. Maybe transition has become such a frequent part of my life that I just dive in head first. Only moments ago did I really realize that I am venturing into the unknown! I don't really know anyone in the Chicago area - except for Angie (from my team in China) who probably doesn't realize that I may just stop by her house! I have only spent a day at Wheaton for my interview and it is a total blur. At the same time as realizing that there is a chance that I will be lonely at Wheaton - I am so confident that this is my path! I absolutely ADORED my one day there. I had a ton of fun with the students I met and I am looking forward to working with some pretty amazing people - and learning a lot from them as well! I think I leave in 9 days or something crazy like that! Oh dear do I ever have a lot of packing to do!

I miss China. This week has been FULL of memories of China and longing to be there again. I spent two days this week teaching English to students from Taiwan. They were age 7-12 and are in Calgary for a summer camp this month.

They were pretty fun kids but it was yet another reminder that I LOVE teaching adults - especially College/University students! I miss my students and friends in Changchun. I am thrilled to know that the work I was blessed to be a part of has continued and I am so excited to meet friends in a week or so that share my love of China and experienced it with me. My homesickness for China really comes in waves. Some weeks I miss it more than others - I think this week it has been a tsunami.

This is more for me - but below are a few of my favourites from China!! If you want to check out more go to: My China Photos

This is my all-time favourite photo from the year. This is most of my students and I LOVE that they are all laughing!