Hi Everybody,

It still hasn't quite registered that we'll be in New Brunswick by tomorrow night. Too weird. The last few days have been really busy...we've been cleaning and packing the Canadian office & cleaning and packing the apartment for our move upstairs. We don't have too much to move since we're not the shopping freaks like the other teachers, lol! A couple of them have a dozen huge suitcases just filled with clothes!

I got into an argument yesterday with one of the Canadian teachers about the whole work thing. She's one of the teachers whose transfering to the new school next year in central Beijing, so as soon as she signed the contract back in early June she hasn't done anything and has just been one big headache.

She felt it was pointless for them to be here since there was nothing left to do and they'd rather go shopping in Beijing or something. But office hours were set by the administration and I told her I could see many things to do around the office, and many things to do for next school year. I also mentioned that staff attendance was being taken for the day, so it would be a shame if they left and were docked a day's pay, heehee. Then all she did was b@#ch b!#ch b%@ch for the rest of the day. I'll admit at one point I was so angry with her that I was shaking, but I was also happy that I got to say what I did. The fun part will be tomorrow since we're on the same flight back to Canada, lol!

For some of the teachers, it's been tears & hugs since they won't be coming back to BCCSC, but for me...I'll be returning in a little over two weeks. Hmmm, how am I feeling? A little nervous about the flight (I really don't like them, grrr!), worried that I won't have enough time to see everyone, and a little sad because my existence has become so divided. I have made some close friends here in China and it's great to be here with Dad, but I do miss so much from home. Everyone's changing, getting older (Cindy's little guy Daniel is going to be 1! He was just a newborn when I left). I want to split myself in two and have everything!

Tomorrow will be a crazy day, a lot of hurry to get to the airport to wait for four hours, lol! Can't wait to see you!

Love & smiles always,
Kirsten