Only now that school is over does it feel like we are going home soon. In fact, we will be leaving Chanbari House at 7AM on Tuesday morning to begin our long journey back to Beverly. Here is what we are each doing right now:
Grace
She has already packed her bag (though she just told me that she thought of more things she needs to add to her overfull suitcase). She spent today with friends in town on an "outing." Tomorrow she is going with her friends to get her hair dyed; she is going to color some part of her hair bright pink. She complains that she doesn't want to leave, even though she she knows we are coming back.
Corrina
Corrina has spent the day re-reading the second book of the Hunger Games series. She knows she needs to start packing but has done nothing to make progress in that arena. She wants to watch a movie tonight. We found out today that she got the highest mark in her class on the Science final, a score of 90. By the way, Grace also did well on her exams. Corrina is VERY ready to come home and has started to email her US friends about sleepovers.
Chris
I spent the day working, will spend the night working and will spend tomorrow preparing some cover letters for jobs I want to apply for. I am not even close to getting packed, but I have been feeling emotional as I have said a few goodbyes at school to students and teachers. Most of them we will see next February, but some will not return. I spend a lot of time thinking about the food I am going to eat when I get home. It is mostly food in the Thanksgiving category, savory and rich. I am worried that it will be very easy to overeat when we get home. We have all lost weight here and have eaten a mostly vegetarian diet. It will be hard to go back to large portions of yummy food and not indulge in them fully!
Grace
She has already packed her bag (though she just told me that she thought of more things she needs to add to her overfull suitcase). She spent today with friends in town on an "outing." Tomorrow she is going with her friends to get her hair dyed; she is going to color some part of her hair bright pink. She complains that she doesn't want to leave, even though she she knows we are coming back.
Corrina
Corrina has spent the day re-reading the second book of the Hunger Games series. She knows she needs to start packing but has done nothing to make progress in that arena. She wants to watch a movie tonight. We found out today that she got the highest mark in her class on the Science final, a score of 90. By the way, Grace also did well on her exams. Corrina is VERY ready to come home and has started to email her US friends about sleepovers.
Chris
I spent the day working, will spend the night working and will spend tomorrow preparing some cover letters for jobs I want to apply for. I am not even close to getting packed, but I have been feeling emotional as I have said a few goodbyes at school to students and teachers. Most of them we will see next February, but some will not return. I spend a lot of time thinking about the food I am going to eat when I get home. It is mostly food in the Thanksgiving category, savory and rich. I am worried that it will be very easy to overeat when we get home. We have all lost weight here and have eaten a mostly vegetarian diet. It will be hard to go back to large portions of yummy food and not indulge in them fully!
Chris. I wish you all a good trip and you arrive without much trauma. One word of caution about food reentry. Go slow on the meat and rich food your stomachs won't handle it well. (You may know this, just wanted to warn)
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