when do I get my adult certificate?
I’ve picked up Mandarin classes! The free time I’ve gained by finishing my Master’s I’ve now put towards achieving fluency in my mother tongue yay! I’m really enjoying it so far, it helps that I’m now at the level where I can read about 60-70% of online comments and feel like a whole new (internet)…
I’VE SUBMITTED THE LAST ASSIGNMENT! Now to nervously await the confirmation of my graduation, I have double, triple, quadruple checked all the things I need to do but I have this nightmare vision that I’m going to find out I failed to hand in a form or complete one last quiz or something. I don’t…
I’ve applied to graduate and fingers crossed everything goes smoothly! It’s weird to think that next month I won’t have readings waiting for me after work or assignments I must complete over the weekend. I’m going to have to get a real personality outside of girl-who-is-doing-her-masters, now taking suggestions. With the news that I’ve been…
Busy but productive month! Not gonna be a long one, I’m in the last semester of my Master’s and come hell or high water I’m gonna freaking graduate. Spendings Report: $2,403 This girl is definitely spending more on fun pretty things, like getting manicures. On a related note, I’ve taken on extra tutoring sessions to…
Happy Year of the Rabbit! May your riches multiply like bunnies, heh. 2023 is off to a great start, I’ve been on vacation for a month now because Chinese schools pause for a month for the Spring Festival. I had the chance to visit my family in southern China and just explore a few destinations…
I spent so much that my savings rate was -29% this month. Yup, for the first time in my (working) life, my monthly spending was greater than my monthly income. Spending Report: $8,866 The biggest expense: a treatment that costs about $5,000. Take care of your body, guys, it’s really the only one you’ve got…
Ayooo things are sure happening in China. There are two speeds here: tomorrow, or forever, usually consecutively. Spending Report: $1,332 During the 11/11 big sale here in China I bought an entire year’s worth of skincare products at once, that’s why the clothing/beauty category is so large this month. Half of it arrived, and the…
Wow, I am so relieved that October is (almost) over! Three significant events took place in October, and I’ve been tightening my schedule for the entire month. Half a week left and then it’s back to the regular amount of busy-ness. I think my regular spending are starting to stabilize, I went through a transition…