This year's summer holiday felt longer. It is indeed 7 days longer than previous ones as since this year, primary and junior high schools have a 7-day longer summer and winter holiday than senior high schools.
Also, it is longer in terms of the rest I have got. Never have I lied so flat in a holiday than previous ones. From July 1st to July 13th, the children went to their grandparents' home and I was alone. There were a few days' work to finish, but most of the time, I was relaxed. From July 13th-July 28th, I was in grandparents' home, practiced driving, accompanied the children, learned some pingpong skills. From July 28th-August 12th, we stayed in my parents' home. It was definitely a tranquil haven for me. We enjoyed the country life as always. From August 13th- 18th, we again stayed in Grandparents' home. We took a trip to a nearby city and walked around a bit. Then we were getting ready for the road trip home. We left for Beijing on August 19th and arrived on 20th. Then I spent another week with Maomao, and we walked around the city. We went shopping in Qianmen, visited a themed museum, had three pingpong lessons, had nice walks in the park.It was definitely lovely.
Today is the 28th of August, it is time to wrap up this holiday and get ready for the new term.
The main gains from this precious holiday:
1. I am more laid-back and I enjoy this state of mind. Lying on the lounging chair, staring at the green bamboo forest on the mountain and the blue sky, i feel my heart is at great peace. I feel I have stepped back and away from this busy world and get secluded. The only thing I felt was my breath.
2. I bond more peacefully with my parents. I feel it is easier to just listen to them instead of trying to provide a solution to the problem. Also I no longer feel guilty for the life they are living. I appreciate them, love them. With the appreciation and love in my heart, communication surely changed.
3. I learned some thing! I took a five-hour pingpong course in maomao's pingpong school. I drove a lot. Even though I hit 2 cars in the back and caused minor damages, I was able to learn the lessons and be a more careful driver.
4. We gained new experiences. I bought a inflatable swimming pool, and the kids loved it. Every day, they spent hours fooling around in the pool. Water brought them great fun this summer. We went to 4 new cities. Donating Lake was so beautiful. We sat in a tea house by the lake, watching the golden sunset on the lake, sipping freshly made tea, breathing in the cool and moist air from the lake. After this, I felt my whole body was refreshed. Also, we took a nice walk in daddy's Alma Mater and had a lunch there. The tofu pudding was so yummy. We spent a night and a morning in Xu Chang. The hotel was immensely hospitable and the stay was pleasant. It felt good to be on the road and embrace new things.
5. I read a book by Zhu Xun. Actually, I finished the book in one day. Many of her experiences brought me to tears. Her descriptions about her dad's illness and the anxiety and worry in the family, the torture her dad went through to get treated were very shocking to me, yet I could relate to it as I know some day in the future, everyone is about to experience that. Birth, death, illness and aging, after all, are the four things that every human being shares. I also read and did translation exercise in a college English translation textbook. It was quite helpful. I also finished watching the whole 10 series of Friends. It brought me laughter and thinking about personalities.
I am very grateful for the long break I am lucky to have.
The coming term is going to be challenging. Maomao is starting primary school, I am about to take on a new identity- a student, with already enough work going on, I need to be quite strong to take all of this.
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