I made. There were times where I wasn't sure I was gonna... but I made it to the end of the week alive! I'm not kidding, I am shattered... and getting up at 5.30am tomorrow is not something I'm looking forward to.. but I know it'll be worth it!

Tiday was a really nice day actually.. even my awkward class in the middle was good. I think I'm getting them sussed now...! My other favourite class at 9am almost made me cry though. Cindy put her hand up and told me that she's not here for a couple of weeks... so I asked when she would be back. That prompted a few other kids to say they were going away too, and I said "well I only have 4 more Sundays with you guys after this so.." and they were all upset! They were like, "ohh noo teacher!!" I was so touched. They all started chatting away to each other in Chinese and Cindy pipes up "gift" so I said "ooh no, don't be silly" and they just said so matter-of-factly "well we got Heather a gift when she went to Canada, so you get one too!". Honestly, I almost welled up right then and there. It's going to be so hard to say goodbye to some of these kids :( I absolutely love them. Anyone want to suggest how I can smuggle some of them home with me? :D

I think that messed up my emotions for the day actually, because I've felt very up and down. Having FB back is borth a curse and a blessing. It's awesome being able to see what people are up to, and it's lush being in contact with more people - but it also makes me see what I'm missing. I miss so many people!! I miss the girls, and I saw that they'd all been to Cellar and got such a pang for them!! I miss the girls from Essex SO SO much, and i'm glad I now have spoken to Soph and Sarah more :) :) and Louise and I were Skyping which was luuush. And I miss Chris :( But luckily I get to speak to him lots, and he ALWAYS makes me smile. He is rahter freaking awesome like that! :)

Rang Mum today to wish her a Happy Birthday which was also bittersweet! Great to talk to her, but it was sad because it made me miss her and the guys so much!

The good thing is that I no longer resent being here, and haven't for quite a while. I do love being here, and it's just such an amazing experience. I just wish I could have the best of both!

Ah well, that's enough of emotions and crap. Onto more interesting things that people actually WANT to read about!!

Tomorrow is finally BEIJING time! EEEP I'm so excited. I'll be taking lots of photos, so you can see those coming up over the next few days!! This weeks schedule has the same amount of hours, but not so many 9am starts thank goodness, so hopefully it won't feel so busy!I want to do SO much there, and I know it's an unrealistic goal... but we're going to try our best haha! As long as I get to the Forbidden City I'll be happy :)

Well, it's half 10pm... and i've gotta be up in 7 hours so I think I'm going to hit the hay! We'll be doing a lot of walking tomorrow, so I need my energy!

Zai Jian xx