Day 101- 105 --- April 16th to 27th

I apologize but I haven't recently been able to update my blog. Here is a quick overview of the last ten days or so...

April 16th - Gym in the morning with Mike, Mandarin class, dinner with Tom and Grace, studying for Mandarin exam
April 17th - Saw the great wall! dinner with Tom and Grace, studying for Mandarin exam. (unfortunately i couldn't' get to fellowship for one last time)
April 18th - Studying Mandarin, Mandarin examination, dinner with one of our teachers (Pak)
April 19th - Research for final paper, last goodbyes to Tom and Grace
April 20th - Last time at BICF, lunch with Dan and Kelly, working on cards for friends, goodbye to massage friends
April 21st - Class with Dan, relaxing in steamer and sauna, goodbye cards
April 22nd - Class with Dan, dinner at hotpot, goodbyes
April 23rd - Crazy day! Saying farewell to students. This was extremely hard and emotional for everyone. Goodbyes and dinner with Karma and Carmen. KTV with hotpot friends, packing Thank our Father for giving me the strength to face this day
April 24th - Up early to pack, fly to Chengdu, watched the Forbidden Kingdom in the evening
April 25th - meeting with students from Sichuan university. Lecture in the afternoon. Mike and I went for a Thai massage in the evening
April 26th - Traveled to the Panda Research Centre and Observatory. Had lecture in the afternoon.
April 27th - Attended three-self church in morning. Met up and had lunch with some fellow foreigners. Finished a good chunk out of my John Grishm novel. Update pictures, etc. Relaxed in the evening
April 28th - Tomorrow we fly from Chengdu to Beijing and from Beijing to Toronto. My time in China is finally coming to an end. Thanks again to all who have supported and encouraged me in one form or another.