Connecticut Christmas

Fall semester came to a close last Friday, and I flew home the following evening at 5:00.  14 hours after, I arrived in New Jersey, where it was still 5:50 on Saturday.   It is 4:00 in the morning right now, and I am wide awake due to jet lag, but I do not even care because I love being back here.  I am so grateful I can spend the holidays with my family and friends.

I have not blogged in a while, so I have a lot to recap.  Here are the main events of the past few weeks:

Thanksgiving:  CET hosted an American Thanksgiving lunch, complete turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, and… moon cakes.

China Night:  Students classes ended, and every class put on skits and performances, using recently learned material from class.  I volunteered to be one of the hosts, and even though there were some rough moments, it was altogether a really good show.  Class performances included a skit about problems foreigners faced upon arriving in Beijing, a wedding ceremony, and a play on a Chinese dating game show.

Exams:  We had to present our ICIP projects, take two exams, and write a paper, all of which went pretty well.  The next day, we had our graduation ceremony.

Losing my phone:  I do not know where or when exactly I lost it.  Consequently, I do not have any of my own photos to post.  Photo credit to Suji.*

Tiananmen and Forbidden City:  Kyle and I had been living in Beijing since August, and had somehow missed going to these iconic sights.  On my last morning, we finally visited them both.  Even though it was freezing, seeing the flag rising and walking around the Forbidden City was completely worth it.

Flying home:  I flew home by myself for the first time, and quite proudly made it home without any difficulties.  Other than the woman seated to the right of me on the plane telling me my English was “almost perfect,” I could not have asked for a more smooth flight.

Visiting Holy Cross:  I got to see where I would have lived if I stayed on campus this year, go to midnight breakfast, and most importantly, catch up with my friends.  I video chat on Skype with my best friend weekly, but it is so much better to be able to talk in person.

*Check out Suji’s blog:  http://sujiinbeijing.blogspot.com/

Holy Cross students (minus one) at graduation banquet

Finally got to see the flag rise on my last day.

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