Workers

Just a normal day here in China. My Christmassy effort extended to buying small chocolates for the other teachers and the students in my classes tonight.

Terri gave me a wonderful gift yesterday. It was wonderful of her to think that Christmas is so important. It was small but worth the world to me.

I talked with most of my family today via Skype, then ventured to school. I actually had been given the day off but decided to be around people and my kids. I was sitting in the teachers room and on one of the rare occasions I have my laptop at school I decided to play some music. I chose John Denver singing Silent Night and the tears came. I really miss my family today. Of course I had Terri and my Chinese family ( the people from work) and got choked when some of my students said "Merry Christmas" and I knew it came from their hearts but my siblings and children seemed so very very far away...

I'm not too sad really. I have made my choice to work here and accept that there are occasions where I would rather be home.

These guys were digging up the road. It seemed that most of what they were picking was ice.