and that's why this is worth it.

When I woke up today, I honestly thought, "Ugh. This is going to be the worst day ever."

I was so exhausted from having only have gotten a good 10 hours of sleep within the last three nights that I didn't know how on Earth I was going to make it through the day. But I did what my good ol' mom and dad taught me and I just shook it off and got out of bed.

Everything was uphill from here.

• The lesson I planned to teach my kids today was a very fun one. One that actually had the potential to keep children entertained for longer that 3 seconds. 
• It is Monday. Monday means Flag Ceremony. Flag Ceremony means I don't have time to teach two of the 5 rotations. The two of the five rotations just happen to be the two worst classes for me. So, it worked out nicely.
• I FINALLY GOT MY CAMERA! After one whole month of waiting for it to finally get from America, into my own hands. I cannot even tell you how happy it makes me. Ahh :]
• All of my classes went incredibly well today. I love these little kids more than you will ever know. 
• Wingel (one of my most favorite children on the planet), ran up to me today and grabbed my hand and whispered into my ear, "Teacher come with me." So I followed him to his backpack where he pulled out one of his motorcycle toys and handed it to me. "Teacha, for you from Wingel." He gave me one of his favorite toys. It was so simple, but it made me feel so loved by that little boy!
• I got a deep tissue body massage for about 7 US dollars. It was the second most painful thing I've ever experienced and I'm not even exaggerating. I could have cried through the whole thing. But it was so necessary. My body will thank me in the morning.
• We ran into our kids during their swimming lesson at school....cutest thing ever! Leo was wearing a tiger swimming suit and the best part is...it had a tail on it! It was so adorable. 
• One of our Chinese teachers gave us coupons to a "Spa". A Chinese spa is more like a YMCA or something. But the best part is that it has this huge section where you can get water massages. So you just go to these different stations in the pool and the water shoots out in specific ways that feel amazing. They also had a hot tub but it had ginger, lemon, rosemary, and all sorts of other herbs in it. It smelt so good and I'm sure it's all sorts of healthy. 
• We ran into two of our students and the SPA. Bruce and Emmet. They are twins and they are adorable! 
• Every time I see my kids it makes me so incredibly happy. I wish I could explain it to you...I love them so much. 

It's day's like this that make any of the less fun parts of this Chinese experience totally worth it. 

-Kambrie