Since January, I have not logged in to jog down anything. The reasons mainly are that I don’t have any specific positive events to keep a record and I’ve written in the Xi-Le Notebook in Chinese that Grace gave me.

The school informed me that I didn’t have to work yesterday, but I had to bring all my teaching material home and prepare for it. It was a bit unfair, but since I’ve decided not to renew my contract, I just followed what they told me.

Last afternoon, I prepared for ESL7 Literature for the whole afternoon. I felt glad that I could calm down to do close reading although I did not read anything for the NTNU entrance exam. I do hope that I could get the acceptance, but once it happens, this is the beginning of another arduous challenge. However, I really wanna leave ASAP. This is my best hope and top priority. I am really tired of the students’ problems.

Finally, I am really thankful for MingDe, Sally, and Grace who have supported all along the way. However, since I will need to break my contract for the studies, I desperately need someone to negotiate with the school. Who is that person? Grace? Sally? Mom? Once I thought of this question/problem, I feel perplexed.