I have reached a milestone in China!! Finally, I can now get in a cab say hello, tell where I live, ask how much, understand the answer, and make it safely home!!! Halelujah!!!!
According to most expat families, now is the time for culture shock to set in- and of course it is right before the holidays. So we really need everyone to please "think" of us often in the coming weeks. When school is in, we do a lot better with homesickness- when we are around our friends and school "family". But being here at Christmas without our family will be extremely hard under ideal circumstances, much less with not many staff here for the holidays. We are going on a trip to Shanghai for Chistmas week so we are not sitting here, feeling sorry for ourselves. We are not doing anyone any good doing that.....
So, that is where we are right now- learning the language that is keeping us from being able to do what we feel called to do....but we are getting there.....
I'm glad to hear you are learning the language. that would be really hard for me. Does anyone in China Celebrate Christmas? I would assume not. Praying for you to get through the next few months without family.
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