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Flooded the apartment-
All I meant to do was mop the kitchen floor but instead, I really did give the whole apartment a good clean! Pulling the mop off the wall that rests on the tap, resulted in the tap coming off too. Lindsey's face was hilarious as she walked in after returning from the market, seeing me soaked, water shooting from the wall and water flooding nearly to the balcony! I'm now not allowed to be left alone!
Rode to school dressed as a pig-
It was the All Young school annual Halloween party in the park. Riding to school, I'm surprised we didn't cause any accidents with people looking back and looking back again. Guess it's not a sight you see every day!
Celebrated Halloween in China.
Watched a Chinese football match-
Shanghai vs Beijing, last game of the season. At the 90 minute point, Shanghai score, securing a win! A rowdy, excitable bunch of supporters who educated in rude Chinese words to chant along to when the ref awarded a foul or Beijing had position. True local!
Decided to extent my year contract in China!!-
My original plan for next year was to apply for the Palestine position, find out in January before I left China and decided upon those results what to do next. This recent update, put a slight spanner in the works:
Closing date for applications is 17th February 2012. Interviews for the summer 2012 programme will take place in London on 17th March (if short-listed). There are training days (if selected) on 31st March / 1st April and 26th May, which you must attend. The programme dates are 12th June to 15th July 2012.
So what do I do? Return back in March if I don't get the job? Say so long if I do get it? Either way, I can't leave my boss in lingo, there is no way he'd sit around waiting for me, blahblah… If it falls through I'll be stuck in England with no job, no money and I'll defiantly be unhappy!
I really want this job in Palestine! I think I'd have a good chance when applying but staying for another year, my chances would be higher! And not only that, I feel this is my chance. My second opportunity to get it right in China.
For these past 11 months I haven't regretted anything but now it's a chance to do the things I haven't been able to -
I didn't get on well with my tutor, quit after I'd learnt enough to get by and basically stopped. Now I can really study hard and walk away with a (hopefully) high amount of Mandarin under my belt.
I was accepted for the migrant school position but wasn't able to make the training. This time, I'll make sure I book the weekend off and go for training.
The orphanage decided it didn't allow volunteers but my friend has found another orphanage that said they'd allow me to volunteer at.
All Young school is going well, it can continue this way or I can grow and learn more about being a teacher.
I'll be another year older, another year wiser (?) and just say worse comes to worse and I unfortunately don't go to Palestine. I've just lived in China for 2 years and have a bursting CV.
I've always said, 'one year, that's it!' I was embarrassed in some ways telling people of my news, due to that statement I'd been saying for months but their reactions have made me feel fantastic. Hugs, screams, kisses, 'yesyesyes!'
This feels right!
I don't know whether to cry, laugh or sing about the prospect of living in China for 2 years but we'll soon find out how these emotions will arise.
All my love from a rainy Songjiang but a sunny Emma x x x
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