It's beginning to feel like fall in Chengdu. Let me rephrase that...it's beginning to like Fall in Seattle would feel, but I'm in Chengdu. The weather is shifting (who knows if it's a permanent shift or just a few days of rain, but it feels like a shift) and I'm beginning to crave Pumpkin Spice Lattes and crunchy leaves. Sadly, I won't see either of those this fall..
The school year is up and running and I'm already getting into the groove of a new year with new students and new classes to teach. I've moved up to middle school, so I'm loving teaching the same thing multiple times a day and getting to interact with students on a bit of a deeper level during lunch breaks and after school clubs. I truly love my students and am so blessed to be able to spend so much quality time with them! Yesterday, we had our big fall camp and I had a blast skiing (on plastic, mind you) and chilling out with some of the best kids on the planet. I am a lucky lady!
The "Snow" where we "Skied"
Back to my original point, though, I miss fall. Again let me rephrase that...I miss fall in the States. I miss the season of pea coats, seasonal foods, colors shifting in nature, and knowing that a scarf was a safe bet. Oh, and I also miss Halloween decorations. I know by this point Back to School is heading out in stores and Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas are right around the corner. To think that I'm actually missing the materialism that I once loathed. Sad, eh?
Oh well. I'm thankful to be where I am doing what I'm doing. Here, it's coming on chestnut season and the fruits that I can't remember the name of that they caramelize and basically turn into candy. I'm thinking I might have to go to one of the "ancient" streets in town and be a tourist one of these days so that I can enjoy the festivities and see the season through a different perspective again.
Happy Fall!
Location: Chengdu, China
Local Time (CST -- GMT+8): 12:31 p.m. (9/7/2013)
Auburn Time (PST -- GMT-7): 9:31 a.m. (9/6/2013)
