4 Months In.... feeling a bit salty.
Yeah, 4 months since i arrived here in Dalian. I've become a bit better at the whole teaching kids english bit, but to be honest I don't fully enjoy it most of the time because the kids can be such little shits. Today I have the feeling that I won't be staying in China any longer than I have to. I like the money I make and the lifestyle it affords but as it's been said money isn't everything, happiness is.
I feel the main reason for my salty attitude is two parts, one, that i can't understand thier language, and two, a few of the chinese i work w/ are for lack of a better word... bitches, bitter ass bitches. I think they hate foriegners because we make 3x what they make but do the same or close to the same amount of work.(i'd prob be a lil salty too i suppose).
I have been taking chinese classes for maybe 3 weeks now and will continue to take them as long as they continue to be free. I do believe that when i get the language learned it'll enrich my overall experience and improve the way i feel about being here. only time will tell.
I need to appologize to my family for not making a true effort to call and talk over the phone. and sorry dad for spending your money w/o your consent. It's a good thing you did what you did because now that i have internet in my apt i've been spending near all my free time in here playing WoW just like i did back home. I can't use my chinese bank card to buy wow time so as you can prob imagine i wont be gaming for quite sometime. guess i can focus on more important things. Like my chinese and finding a girlfriend to keep me company and share experiences with.
Yesterday I spent 2.5k yuan on a 6mo gym membership. and im meeting my friend anthony tonight to talk about a nutrition/workout plan. I hope i can stick to it so i can get fit before i go have the gyno surgery next feb.
For the future I'm thinking I want to try teaching in thailand for 6mo in 2014 then go back to America for a bit.
Grandma asked a few questions about things in china but i lost access to facebook the other day and can't remember what those questions were. but i recall she mentioned food so, about the food. it's very unhealthy food but it is tasty. of course there are american food chains here like mc d's , subway , and kfc too. I like the food but i can't eat it anymore, it's making me fat.
so to sum up. feeling lil salty about being here, prob my own fault tho. I miss home and family, i miss american people, i miss our food, i miss driving too haha. in a post on instagram i mentioned settling down here in china...i take it back. gotta work hard w/ the Usana biz so i can live in america me thinks. alright talk at you soon internet.