First few days in Shenzhen were amazing!....we were treated like kings and queens. Taken from one hotel to another, taken to expensive banquets, bought beautiful bouquets.  We all look so happy, we saw this as a sign of greater things to come. 

....(LOL)...unfortunately this happiness was definitely short-lived. Dear Simon seems to be looking for a way to get deported, in order to depart from this job....this is what our lives have resorted to. I went for mexican dinner with my ELA friends yesterday and we all found it really hard not to complain about our different problems with our different schools or living situations. To top it all, we were also informed (last minute) that the China govt has declared Saturday 29th sept a working day (ONLY IN CHINA). To be honest, we were warned by the british council that there will be moments like this. They referred to it as a cycle of adjustment. (An upside down semi circle) the excitement peaked when we got here, but has died down due to the different cultural and social differences. I cant wait for the cycle to peak again ( I need this to be real soon).

I miss my friends and family, but I appreciate this independent time i have in china to grow as an individual.