Last few weeks in China!

Hey everyone!

So, to pick up from last time....
If you remember correctly (and if you do, well done, top marks, gold star) then in my last blog post I said that my family were with me and we were going to a performance at my school.
Basically, it was amazing!
I do love my classes and seeing them all on the stage having fun was a treat! Especially since Chinese students work so hard. The arts are kind of frowned upon in China as parents prefer their children to be good at sciences or maths or something. So seeing them play instruments and singing and dancing was really really nice. Also, my family had a great time watching them!
Here are a few nice photos of the day.

The last few days with my family here was also really good.
Being apart from them for so long when I'm still pretty young was strange and I realised how much I've grown up. I felt awkward and rude when they were paying for things for me because I'm just used to sorting things out for myself now! But after the first few days I got used to it a bit more and by the end of their stay I was completely dependent on them! Having to say goodbye to them for the 2nd time was ok. It was a lot easier knowing that I'd see them again in just over a month instead of 10 months this time so it wasn't too emotional.
Talking about emotional - here is a video my mum took when we saw each other at the airport for the first time. You can't really hear anything apart from happy noises and sobs but I think it's really nice. We made quite a scene compared to the Chinese businessmen being greeted by other Chinese businessmen.
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They left about a month ago now though and since then the weather has really improved. Today, it's 35 degrees. Now, you'd think that's nice but when you aren't allowed to wear shorts or a vest to school because it's indecent, it's made a whole lot worse!

A weekend or two ago, I went to Fukang for one last time. It was great to be there again and to see the city in the summer again! The park is much better when it's sunny compared to when it's covered in ice in winter... But Jony treated me so much and took me to Tian Shan! Tian Shan is basically the best thing the whole of Xinjiang has got going for it and it was just beautiful.

His friend also made us cake so it was just a brilliant weekend really!

I think I'll write another blog about saying goodbye to everyone next week as I've only really just begun doing that.
I will upload a video on youtube soon about the things that I'll miss when I'm home, so do look that up on my channel! And you might as well have a gander around my other videos while you're there too ;)
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Anyway, I'll talk to you again sooner or later!