Glad to be back!
I’m very happy to be back in China again!¬† In fact, I was feeling a little guilty about being so eager to leave while I was in the airport with my parents.¬†
All in all, I’d say my visit to the US was okay — I had a good, relaxing time in Bloomington. I watched TV, listened to the radio, and hung out with friends.¬† I saw Stephanie, Jeeyoung, Evelyn, Pam, Tall Steve, Ed, Mary Ann, Misty, Jenny B. and other people I may be forgetting to mention right now.¬† The time went really fast — it seems like I was only there for one week, when in reality it was about sixteen days.¬† The only time that didn’t go too well was the time I spent at my parents’, but really I can’t feel too bad about that — or I mean I shouldn’t.¬† I made a concerted effort to get along well with everyone, and I guess I did with everyone except my dad.¬† He’s just really tough to deal with, because you can’t say anything without getting some sort of sarcastic or disrespectful reply.¬† I am used to being respected now, which makes it even more difficult to take.¬† I wonder if he was shocked when I lost my temper with him.¬† Probably.¬† He’s probably all hurt about it, and doesn’t realize it had anything to do with his behavior at all.¬† I’m expecting to get an e-mail from him about it, actually.¬†