Yes, I am Alive.

Long time no see. I apologize for my utter lack of updates, but I have been fairly swamped with my new classes and also not quite in the mood for writing for the last few weeks. When I got back from my travels, I was fairly exhausted, and I think it has taken me this long to fully get back to normal. To be honest, not much has happened since I came back to school. I suppose the most exciting news is that we received another foreign teacher from America about two weeks ago. Her name is Chelsea, she is from Chicago, and, from what I can gather, I believe she is engaged. She also lives on the old campus, which means she lives in town, so I assume that we probably won't be seeing much of each other regardless.

If I didn't mention it before, Janice and Max area also gone. Max is traveling through Europe and Janice had to return to Australia for work related reasons, so it's a bit more quiet around these parts. A few days ago Amy and Lobo, who both work in the administration of old campus, came by our apartment complex to clean up Max and Janice's places. I was told that a new teacher was also expected to arrive here sometime soon, but who knows if that will ever happen. However, as lonely as this situation may seem, it's not too bad at all. Matt and Steven and I still hang out, and I have more opportunities to focus on my Chinese, which is really what I need anyway.

I also picked up two writing classes, via Janice's quick departure, which are quite intense. I enjoy teaching them, because I am actually teaching instead of leading like in my oral classes, but they are much more work and the kids seem pretty bored. Hopefully I can figure out a few techniques to make writing interesting for them. Lastly, I got a new cell phone yesterday, which can send and receive Chinese text messages. Now I can text with students and friends in Chinese, which also should be good for study.

I am heading downstairs to do some cooking with Matt for St. Patrick's Day. I promise the posting will pick back up! Happy St. Patrick's Day everyone!