I think my excuses are suspect. I'm focusing on my current teacher as the leading suspect of why I want to go back, and as sweet as she is, and as pleasant a person she might seem to be, I've decided she's a horrible teacher; hate her as a teacher.
I had lined up my reasons for going back as a combination of three: 1) no improvement in Chinese; 2) no good teachers; and 3) allergies.
First of all, since when do I care whether my Chinese is improving or not? Didn't I declare some time ago that learning this language is not really why I'm here, and is not my priority? I mean, aside from it being the most important thing in the world from a spiritual aspect, really can't let myself care.
And if the allergies can be cured by moving . . .
All I have to do is get to the end of this term, scrape by at the edge of my tolerance and patience. I heard that many of the regular Taida teachers took this term off and there weren't enough teachers, and that's why my teacher got called in. She's not really a teacher, she's a grad student who said she'd be willing to teach if they needed her.
Nikon N70, Ilford XP2 Super, all shot at ISO 800:
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| Beitou Park |
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| Beitou is famous for its hot springs. The waters of the stream that runs through Beitou Park are still warm from the hot springs. |
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| Location unknown. Everyone stares at car crashes. |
