Round one: China Round two: ME!!

After my return to the states I had several people scold me for quitting my blog。 so I solemnly swear that I will keep up with my blog this time around! Not just for everyone at home but for myself as well. I realized how fun it would be to be able to go back and read about everything that I did and experienced during this adventure. And since I am horrible at writing in a journal I am going to use my blog as a way to document my adventures:)
As most people know I had to return to the states 3 months early last school year and I was definitely not ready to leave this city, me new friends or my babies. Once I returned home I was torn between getting a big girl job or returning here to finish up my adventure. After job hunting for a few months and not finding anything I began to seriously consider returning to Shanghai. It wasn't until I skyped with a friend that I met here and she told me about everyone that was returning to China and how four of our friends were going to be living together that I made my final decision to return. After that conversation I broke down crying because I was so jealous that they not only got to stay and make these plans but they were returning for another year. I also realized how many opportunities I didn't take advantage of while I was here. I knew that since I was so upset about this and felt like I didn't live life to the fullest over here, that I needed to do whatever it took to get back to where my heart still was...Shanghai! So I literally did whatever it took to get back here. I moved up to Reno, lived with friends and worked six days a week to save money to get back here. I was stressed about money, getting everything ready and getting my visa on time. It took a lot of patience working with my company over here to get the correct documentation for a work visa and in the end I wasn't able to get the right paper work so four weeks before I left I just applied for a tourist visa. It was only about a week before my departure that I received my visa.  This was a huge reminder about how it is living and working in China! Everything is complicated and they like to spring things on you last minute. But I can say with everything in me that it was worth all the stress. Even after I got here and realized how many things I forgot because I only had a few days to prepare and pack, I know that this is where I am supposed to be once again. As the title of the post is titled "Round one;China  Round two: ME!!!", I am not going to let China defeat me this time! I am praying, and asking everyone at home to pray, that I make it through this round physically in one piece. No more torn ligaments or any other kind of injury!