It's been a week since I last posted....well, not quite a week, but close. I didn't want to go this long between posts, but this week has been busy in so many ways.
First of all, I am now the proud foster mommy to an adorable little cat named Zongzi. She's a cutie, and she has no teeth. Apparently she has this disease that has been taken care of with her, but she can give it to other cats, so my boss runs an animal rescue and they will be getting kittens so she needed to be away from the other cats. I don't know how long I will have her, but I'm excited. Granted, she hasn't really come out of hiding...last night she wandered up to the door of my room and looked at me and cried, but she wouldn't come in. Hopefully tonight or tomorrow I can get her to let me pet her. Apparently she is really playful and lovable, so I hope I can coax her out.
Also, I found out that during October break I cannot leave Beijing, which sucks. It has to do with the visas laws while they are switching my temporary visa to a permanent resident visa. This means that my plans to go to Shanghai are off, but it also means I will be able to explore some more of Beijing, and Clark is also stuck here so we figured we might hit up a few things together. It also means my first paycheck will allow me to save a bit more money than I had anticipated. <3 Which is good. xD
Work
Week 2 went okay. I LOVE MY LIT CLASS. These girls are amazing. We read the first chapter of The Hobbit, and they talked and discussed and I even had them do a small creative writing assigning (we were focusing on setting and world building). They are creative and talented and ~gushes profusely~
Also, in our meeting on Thursday, we celebrated mine and another teacher's birthdays...Cormac got a cake and everyone sang. It was really nice, actually. =]
Food
I've been cooking a little. Last week I made curry and this week I made some meat sauce. This has saved me a little bit of money, which I'm happy about, but overall, it is nice to eat without having to go out. Also, it makes sure I get enough protein.
I really wish I had a scale. I can't tell what my weight is doing. I'm not eating a lot, but it's still difficult to tell, and I get anxious about it. I'm sure walmart sells scales but I don't know if I really want to spend the money. However, I have not bought nutella again and I only had one soda with dinner tonight...I haven't actually bought any more soda.
I ate really interesting food the other day. I was invited out to two with a fellow teacher and our boss, and the place we were going to go eat at was closed, so we tried the place next door. Basically it is one of those places where you share a few dishes. Cormac ordered and we ended up with a sweet and sour pork, a weird cabbage in soup broth with tiny shrimps and century egg dish, and this pork belly with carrot dish that tasted carmelized. I didn't like the sweet and sour, but the other two dishes were amazing! The cabbage had a nice flavor because of the broth. Century egg is weird, but it wasn't bad at all. A bit fishy tasting, but not bad. =] And, the pork belly was amazing. If you don't like fat (and generally I don't), you wouldn't like this dish, because it was absurdly fatty, but the flavor was magnificent.
I also found an amazing tea place at school. I figured I will get one on Tuesdays and Fridays when I am teaching...it's a mango and orange green tea with QQ jellies. So tasty!
Money:
Money is a weird thing to balance here. I withdrew just under 100 US dollars, and I still have some of that left. I'm trying to make it last until I get paid...which should be next week? I've had to purchase some more kitchen items, so some of my expenses were living expenses, so it's difficult to tell.
Dumplings:
I still need more of these. xD
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