Final Post from 南昌

Today is my last day here in Nanchang. Tomorrow morning I will be heading off to the Nanchang airport and beginning my journey home. I still have two classes left today, but they will both be held in my apartment. This is because I managed to roll my ankle quite badly while playing soccer two days ago. I'm sure my puffy, pain-ridden foot will make my 30 hour travel day just peachy. With that being said, I would be lying if I didn't say that I am completely excited to be returning home. On the other hand...I will certainly miss Nanchang. I've meet so many great people, and the experience of living here is so different from anything else that I have ever encountered.

I recently talked to Max, who is back in Vancouver studying for the LSAT. He told me that he actually missed living here in Nanchang. To me that was a pretty surprising statement. Max had a lot of problems here in Nanchang and seemed pretty ready to leave when he did. I think that if he is missing Nanchang now, that I will probably miss it terribly sometimes. I've been through many frustrating and enraging situations while here, but overall, I think that is part of the charm of having lived here. It was a challenge. It was my first time dealing with real problems on my own.

I'll be home in two days! I will be getting a new cellphone on the 16th and posting the new number either here or on Facebook. Talk to everyone soon!

Btw, check out the pictures of me with my students on flickr!