The Last Days

I have three days left. 3 days of a 13 month journey around the world. 3 days left as a volunteer. 3 days left in China. 3 days until it's back to America.

I am so stinking excited.

We just finished a goodbye with the third graders. Being a head teacher isn't really so great in that you don't teach. Not teaching is fun but you lose the connections you would have made with the kids. Luckily I sat in on classes every day and hung out in my friends rooms quite often which allowed me to get to know the children, who I will miss. 

I will miss them always being so happy and cheerful and full of excitement whenever I came in. I will miss yheir cute hugs and energetic "teacher Jessica!" Greetings. The kids are so loving and giving. It's adorable. 

Yesterday they had their performace and thus is so well! They did a travel theme and it was adorable!

Now I'm waiting for second and first to come for their goodbye parties. Hoping they don't wail for 20 minutes like the third graders did. That was just sad but I'm sure it will be equally bad. Is fitting that is pouring outside and has been all week. We arrived in the early morning yo pouring rain and blackness and we will leave in the early morning to pouring rain and blackness. Poetic, eh?

Look how cute this is. The second and first graders did a summer themed performace and had this cute raft. The kids looked adorable me in their costumes. 

This group did a Peter Pan theme and their costumes were on point.