So I study Chinese now, 2 hrs/day, 5 days/week. I'm actually learning pretty fast and I was amazed at how much of a knack I have for remembering how to write the characters. The first "test" is on Monday but it's not like I'm worried about it. I pay them money to study, they don't care about my progress as long as I keep paying.
I'm also working every day of the week so I'm basically away from home from 9 am to 7 pm doing stuff. I get home and just want to eat, relax, read and go to bed. I suddenly feel so very mature and boring. I even turned down going to Luxy (the hottest place for dancing and partying in Taiwan, or so they say) for free tonight because I just wanted to go home and rest. Might be I'll still go... I mean.. it's free.
Mike has moved back to Canada now. He should be arriving there pretty soon. It feels a bit empty (physically) but I'm just happy if he's happy.
Before I got here I promised myself to give it all at least 2 months, even if I hated it. Well I've been here for a bit more than that now and I can only say that I like it more and more for every passing day. At first I felt a lot of confusion and helplessness, then I didn't like the place I lived at, then I felt I would never get a job and so on... but most things feel a lot better now. I miss home a lot less and I feel like I'm almost ready to start building a new life here.
Which is nice because me, Noel and Jennie are moving very soon. Into a three-story house with seven rooms, hardwood floors and all newly renovated. We will have two rooms each and more than one bathroom each, and the monthly rent is 35000 NT (7000 SEK) which is less than 2500 SEK/month per person. Which is god-damn cheap. And we're still staying in the mountain close to the dojo so I won't get sick from the city air or anything. It feels right.
Time to brush my teeth.
