Hellooooooooooo! Me is back. :) After two longs months. And now, as classes draw near, I grow nostalgic about my summer. I miss everything. I miss my friends, teachers, comforts, and even every little thing that made me uncomfortable. I find myself devouring the soft bed, Pinoy food, large bathroom, and unlimited internet here at home. Yet I miss every single detail there in Xiamen from the morning call, to the weather, as well as our schedule. I am still not the best at Chinese, though I learned a lot more than Chinese.
I am feeling ultra-nostalgic, and I miss everyone it hurts. I feel something missing in my life but I have to face the tough circumstances and move on but I will always keep a special place in my heart for them :)
Here I am to list the worst and the best parts of my summer. It was bittersweet. At first I was disappointed by the standards of the food and dorm but I came to love the school. I felt homesick but was comforted by my old friends as well as my new ones. I wasn't able to see the soul of Xiamen but I enjoyed my trip because every experience was different. :) And I treasure every little moment and memory.
Lemme start with the best parts of my summer.
1. the people
The people I met there were awesome. They were different from the people here in Naga. Everyone got along so well.
I will never forget all the friends I made in China. I want to keep in touch with them since our friendship is important to me.
I honestly think I couldn't survive that summer if it weren't for all the moments and memories shared by my old friends and my new friends. They made my summer happy and bearable.
This is Aaron. :) He gave me his ducky headband as a remembrance <3 I miss him already :) He's from Lucena!
I miss this big guy so much xD He's one of my teachers, and the nicest one in fact.
Sup. This is Kuya Howard, also known as Lolo, from Angeles. :)) This was taken on a very emotional grad night. Nisha is the one with the headband and Shar is kneeling. :)
This is our ultra-epic posing. Haha We didn't really care if we looked stupid, we just bonded and boooooooooooom.
2. the experiences
For almost two months, I learned how to live independently and responsibly. I had to wash my own clothes and live on my own. I experienced dorm life and how hard it may be. This summer prepared me to be away from family. I had to experience being uncomfortable for a little while, from the very thin mattress to the cramped bathroom.
At first, it was hard for me since I was not used to such hard living. I just wanted to go home since I was so uncomfortable in my temporary home. The food absolutely was not five star and I really missed Pinoy food.
But these hard experiences prepared me for life and I could not be more thankful for the memories and moments I made there at XMFLS.
Our beloved classroom.
3. the lessons
This part was kind of bittersweet. The lessons were hard but in the end I learned a lot and maybe my Chinese did improve by i dunno, 5%? :))
The diagnostic test for our classes were not easy and I did a lot of guessing but apparently I am of level three material. xD There are four levels, the first is the lowest, and the fourth is the highest. I don't know how I managed to get into the second to the highest level, but who cares?! Haha.
Our lessons were diffrent from our classes here. They focused more on history and not much on practical words and phrases.
The first phrase I actually learned was how to ask for the price. :)) Zhe ge duo shao qian? xD
I didn't get high scores but I didn't fail either. Sometimes when i can't understand the lessons I just zone out and look at the board. Or sometimes I play on my itouch >:3 hihihihi.
But the teachers are very nice though they did speech a lot of english.
This blog entry is already quite long so I'll stop at the best parts of my summer first. I will post many photos when Ate Allie comes home so wait for it. And tomorrow I may or may not post the worst parts of my trip. Anyways, I'll end here.
xxx
