Speaking test accomplished!

Sunday April 25th
This weekend is one of the types of weekends that I love and I don’t love all at the same time. We didn’t have any plans, so I spent the entire weekend relaxing/studying/walking around. I love weekends like this, but at the same time, I miss being REALLY busy. Next week Mike and I have finals since we are only taking half the semester of language, and it will be a busy week! I have my Speaking test on Tuesday, my Listening test on Wednesday, and Grammar on Friday. Wish me luck!
This weekend has been a beautiful weekend to be outside, but it’s hard to believe that it is only Spring! I feel like wearing shorts and tank tops while everyone else is wearing six layers! My apologies that there isn’t too much to blog about, like I said it was just a lazy weekend! I guess since there isn’t a lot to say about the week itself, I can talk about changes and Chinese things that still shock me! I’ve found it easier for myself to grow closer to God when I am reliant on hearing his word through reading the Bible. It’s interesting to me that I am getting into the habit of reading every day, I hope to keep that up when I return to the states. For those who haven’t heard I am going to Haiti for 3 weeks for a mission trip when I get back from China as well!
I haven’t really gotten “home-sick” yet. I miss my family and my friends, but the only other thing that I miss is my dog and Taco Johns. (Taco Johns is such a silly thing to miss!) It’s so sad to think about everyone else’s life and how much older my sister’s two boys and my brother and sister will be when I get home, but I hope that someday they have the same opportunity to study abroad. It’s a once in a lifetime experience.
Tuesday April 25th
Today I had my first of 3 finals. This final (which is midterm for everyone else) consisted of 6 parts and it was to judge my ability to speak Chinese. We had to read words and characters, as well as answer some questions and give a small speech. My speech topic was “Talk about your Daily Life,” which wasn’t too difficult. I feel as if my test went rather well, but I was really nervous and I accidently said “I go to the post office to change money” instead of the bank! After that I was really nervous/frustrated, and I still had 6 minutes of the 10 minute test left! For the most part, I wish that the test could have been longer! It feels silly that most of my grade is based on how well I can speak in only 10 minutes!