Tomorrow, will be the first day of the last day of teaching in Taiwan.
I'm already looking back on pictures, and being really nostalgic/sentimental. This trip already I know has changed me and made me realize things about myself. I realize that teaching is something that I really, really enjoy. I kind of knew this from tutoring in high school and in college, but doing it on in an intense setting where it was my singular focus made me realize that I deeply enjoyed it. Hopefully I can combine this with something I already enjoy - medicine. lol. but it's something about teaching kids that is really rewarding; I'm not sure if I'll be encountering a lot of kids in academic medicine LOL.
Today, I slept a lot and finished "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" - a book that Akemi lent to me when we were waiting in the Seoul airport. It kind of brought me back to week 1, day 1 - when we all first met. Now our group of teachers is a really good group of friends. For dinner we went out to Taitung city (again, as that's the only thing we can do around here), ate delicious hotpot, ate fancy chocolate cake at a place that reminds of SD's extraordinary desserts, and walked around window-shopping for trinkets. We also attempted to bargain to buy a cell phone for Jeanette, but it didn't really work out, because the dealer was super-shady.
I think about California, both OC and SD, and think about what I would be doing right now if I were enjoying my "last real" summer in CA. I was missing all you peeps, and also reflecting on the slowly-ending trip here in Taiwan and missing this trip already too. I don't know why I'm being so sentimental - maybe because I'm listening to emo music while I'm writing this LOL.
Miss you all! Please randomly update me with your life. Like seriously, a random facebook post saying, "Today I scratched my left pinky toe." lol. maybe not that random, but you get the idea.
miss and love you
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