First of the low days

I guess I knew it was inevitable, but I've been riding a high of excitement since returning to China. And I guess that since it lasted pretty much two solid months (and even more, considering my summer adventures), it had to come to an end some time. But I am really reluctant to let it go when it has just felt so... good. I felt a small valley coming on last week (funny how it also landed on a Monday) but chalked it up to being tired from the weekend, but I think I'm actually fighting it off now. Such is the life of a teacher, and even though I know this, it doesn't help it disappear too easily.

In contrast to these more morose sentiments, the weekend was pretty solid. After spending a really relaxing night on Friday in Dalian, I filled my Saturday full of some running around, some relaxation and some fun in the evening playing volleyball with a few of my teaching buddies and a group of Japanese guys who rent out the gym at a university near my place. After the ball games, it was off to the ML Jam/Music night, Beatles-style where a bunch of teachers performed Beatles and other select tunes before turning the night into a dancefest down the road. I was definitely ready for bed when I pulled my Houdini act far too late into the evening.

As with all bad weeks, though, I've reached the peak of the hump and have two days left to tick off my calendar before Saturday. I'm going to try and focus on getting some rest and completing all the work I've neglected over the past 3 weeks. There's also some fun in the works, as it might be a geek-fest full of Settlers of Catan (an uber-nerdy board game) on Saturday night and some Sunday Gun-day Fun-day with CG and the other FNS teachers. We'll have to wait and see, I guess.

For now, bed calls as it does so early these days. More to come soon, I'm sure.

T