Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Phew!

Just completed my first quarter at the National Taiwan Normal University's Mandarin Training Center, today being the last day of class. Boy oh boy, and what a quarter it was -- I entered a Chinese competition and didn't end up with $3000, played Life (the board game), stayed up until the wee hours of the night looking forward to two grueling weekly tests, racked my brain for topics for my weekly class presentations, and was tirelessly entertained by the antics of the Hat Guy in our class (who wears a faux-fur-lined winter hat in the heat of Summer, and no hat at all during most of the chilly Autumn). Yep, fun times.

2 comments:

Unknown said...

CJL.... you probably won't believe it's me.... yes, me... who is that? good old Ben... I read some of your entries and noticed how much fun are you having, living life to the fullest.
Things are rough at work, potential layoffs, just back form the Thanksgiving holiday... glad that you're doing great. Hugs. Ben Corrales

The CJL said...

Benjamin!!!! I'm sorry to hear about the layoffs, but I hope you will all come out relatively unscathed. Miss you and take care! CJL