It's been a rough week. Our best friend Chinese friend,Yiqiao, left for Singapore on Monday for the next 11 years. She was accepted into a very prestigious program that allows for her to go to school for free, receive a stipend, and be guaranteed job placement in Singapore once she graduates. So we are quite sad she's gone.

I've been feeling a little burnt out this week. We've not had any time off since the beginning of October and won't for another month. With all the teaching I'm doing, I'm in need of a holiday.

Yesterday I woke up to "drip, drip, drip" sounding from the office. The ceiling in the office in leaking. We told the school about it when we first moved in, but they didn't seem too concerned about it. But now someone is actually living above us, it is a problem. And this being China godknowswhen it'll get fixed. So we've taken somethings out of the office & have covered up what we can't move.



I was to be meeting with a former student, Dream, today, but we've not had a weekend to ourselves for over a month, so yesterday I sent her a message asking if we could reschedule. She called me back immediately saying that "she had to do something" so it's ok that we postponed. That other something? Preparing for her father's funeral. He was killed Thursday in a car accident. Dream's only 14, her Dad was in his early 40s, I am so sad for her and her Mom. This news put me over the edge for the day. If you can please send a good thought her & her Mom's way.

There was some good things that happened this week, although. I finished the take two on my mittens. The first pair were just too big and not warm enough, so I doubled the yarn, cast on 50 stitches, and knit them on size 4 DPNs, and they fit perfectly.