Party Time!

It’s no secret that I love my birthday. I’ve written about it almost every year on my blog. Having a summertime birthday kinda sucks as a kid (you never get to bring cupcakes into class, your friends are already gone for the summer), so I decided as an adult I’d make my own fun.
At this point I have a “tradition,” having a big BBQ party at a nearby mountain. It’s got lots of space to run around and play, and it’s a beautiful setting. Thsi year was the biggest bash yet, with about 60 students coming (from my favorite classes and a few of the new students I especially like) and some of the foreign teachers along with my friends from Hangzhou who were awesome enough to come and spend the whole weekend in Lin’an.
In fact, later the next day, while coming home from meeting my Chinese friend parents, I was suddenly overcome with an overwhelming feeling of love and happiness. I really don’t know what I did to deserve it, but these days, in every part of my life (work, social) I am surrounded by amazing people who love me and I love back. It’s feels so good and I know, no matter what, I am exactly where I’m supposed to be doing exactly what I’m supposed to do.