Monday, November 11, 2013

Finally, the calm after the storm.

Hello friends!

Sorry about my last post, it was quite gloomy and I was having quite a hard time, but I think this hard time has officially passed!  Yay!  I thank everyone who emailed me and sent me goodies (Kat is awesome, I got some surprise Salt and Vinegar chips.  Really made my day.  :] Thanks!) All the emails were also a great support and helped me get back on my feet.  I feel like I've had a weight lifted off my shoulders.  I'm not saying everyday has been perfect but it's been better and I think part of it is definitely because I am trying to have a better attitude about everything that happens.

Speaking of having a good attitude, our coaching teacher Tao Laoshi is officially leaving us.  He has been assigned to be one of the main teachers for one of the new districts coming in this Wednesday.  Everyone says that we should be fine since we only have a few weeks left, but he really was a great motivator and taught me and helped me with so many things that I'm not sure about what I'm going to do when he is gone.  But!  Instead of being slightly bitter like last time (when Ge Laoshi was swapped to a new district) I'm just a little bit sad, but understanding.  I know what a great teacher he is and I know that everyone (his new district will consist of 5 sisters, weird right?!) in his district will greatly benefit from his knowledge, temperament and teaching style.   

Other than that, the week has been pretty normal, except for the fact that I'm really starting to feel the count down before our departure date.  I feel like there is just not enough time to finish learning everything both in terms of Chinese and in terms of teaching.  My Book of Mormon reading has been put on hold for a bit so I can try and get my general lesson plans done.  I really can't seem to figure out when and how I'm supposed to get everything done before I leave.  

We are getting along quite well with the new districts that came in. they are nice and pretty funny.  There have of course been some things that went on that weren't particularly to my liking, but everyone is different right?  I've definitely begun learning how to be more tolerable of people who don't do things the way I'm used to (even though my way is the RIGHT way hahahah Just kidding!  :]  )  This place has been teaching me how to love everyone no matter what.  In the real world, if you don't like somebody or the way they do things, you can usually get away from them and not have to deal with it anymore (MOST of the time anyway)  But here, that is definitely not the case.  I have never been afraid of confrontation or telling someone my thoughts about an issue, but I've definitely learned that some finesse certainly couldn't hurt.  :]

Other than that, a very exciting speaker is coming for our Tuesday Devotional, but I'm not too sure how secret it is supposed to be, because I'm pretty sure none of us were supposed to know.  But, last weeks guest kind of spilled the beans (it was funny seeing the MTC Presidency's reaction) So I'll have to tell you who it was next week.  :]
 
Alright!  
So, basically.
emotions: fairly stable
stress: higher than normal, but doable
physical: good? I work out every gym time we get
mental: still slightly mental, but working on it...
Overall: Best I've been in a few weeks.
Huzzah!

-Sister Hsu

P.S.  Thanks again for all the well wishes and emotional support.  It really did help me out a lot during the rough times.

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