I waited on one side of the road and saw many taxis on the other side (sods law!). A taxi driver saw me and circled round to pick me up and when I gave the address he circled back round the other way! I thought it was odd as normally when I go to Jing'An Temple they take the overpass. The traffic was slow and painful and I panicked I would be late. It cost me 23RMB to get to my class.
Turns out class started at 9.30am so I had a half hour to wait. Was a bit frustrating nobody gave me something to do or brought me a drink so I sat alone, in silence, for half an hour. I joined this class but they are already finishing the book so I found it super difficult. Later the teacher told me the price has changed as she suggests I do 4 hour classes every day for 4 weeks! It is rather insane just thinking about it as 3 hours today almost killed me. I so badly wanted to walk out it is very frustrating to feel at such a low level again and I wonder how I had the strength and focus like before.
I'm also very frustrated at the constant change in price and how my teacher tries to be very persuasive. So now I'm currently wondering if I should pay the extra cost of around 800RMB or look for another class but I have such little time if I intend to do a summer course. I wonder if there would be any way to convince the teacher I don't need so many hours...
After class I went to the food court with Yuki which is located in the basement of Jing'An Temple Metro. The other entrance is now open as before it was closed and quite annoying to redirect. I had some noodles with pork katsu and Yuki had some pho and dumplings. It was really good to catch up with her again and she walked me to the bus stop and helped me read it. Bus stops in Shanghai are all written in characters but inside the bus the announcements also show in pinyin. At 2RMB it was much cheaper than a taxi and takes me close enough to my flat so it will be more convenient to take this if I continue classes there.
My jetlag slowly creeps up and I find myself short-tempered so I ordered some take away from Sherpa's who were open today (they closed yesterday due to the typhoon) and ordered enough to last me tomorrow which will save on delivery prices. Tomorrow I have a free day to sleep and perhaps look for a new school as well as stock up on bits and pieces that have gone missing in the flat....
The scroll hanging in the classroom
Noodles in soup with pork cutlets
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