Busy week I went to do acupuncture for my neck this morning. It was very painful this time. I don't want to do it again but my mom said it was good for my health. I had two informal tutorials today. I prepared a lot for them, which also helps me have a review of some phrases and idioms. I lost my part-time job in a music school as a piano tutor but I have a new part-time job now as a Chinese tutor. I feel happy and anxious. It's a good challenge for me. I started learning FRM courses starting from this Tuesday. I almost finish section 1 and 2. I want to finish part of section 3 as well this week. I find it is helpful to write a list of what to do every day. I have to finish more than 10 items each day. I decided to do a TEFL course online as well. So many things I want to do! Let me continue my Nepal journey... At the night that we arrived at Chitwan, I was exhausted for lack of sleep. The day I caught up for the flights I only slept for an hour. The day before that day, I was preparing for an exam. Only slept for like 2 hours. So I fell into a deep sleep when I was watching a dancing performance in Chitwan. My friends agreed that the show was amazing but I missed them. The second day in Chitwan, we rolled a canoe in a river. We came across some cute wildlife animals. We also occurred a big crocodile. It was so close to our canoe. I was frightened to death. My heart beat so fast that I even can hear it. Thanks to my rented GoPro, I shot the huge crocodile completely. Then it's jungle walking again. This time I didn't feel very scared because it was daytime and it didn't rain. We saw termitaries. I even touched it. It touched so hard. It was like hollow. The animals frequently saw in Chitwan were elephants, rhinos, spotted dears, crocodiles, monkeys and different kind of birds. Baby elephants were really cute. I really want to keep one as a pet. They used their noses to get food and then deliver it to their mouths. In that afternoon, we went to deep safari by jeep. It was a memorable experience. I highly recommend it. We saw a black bear and rhino couples on the jeep road, spotted dears fighting each other, and monkeys jumping among trees. To be continued...

June 20th, 2019 This morning, I tutored a kid electronic piano online. I really enjoy teaching online, because I can meet people from different areas of the world. I practiced driving on the road this afternoon. It was my first time that I had driven on actual roads. I was excited. Okay. Continue Nepal Journey. I went to Nepal for its name. I heard that NEPAL is an abbreviation of "Never End Peace and Love". It's so romantic. Two things I really want to do is paragliding and trekking. Unfortunately, I didn't realize my dream. I'll talk about it later. We stayed at Kathmandu only for one night, then we left for Chitwan. I didn't really enjoy staying in Kathmandu for the dense population, severe air pollution, and traffic congestion. The street is narrow and passers-by, cars, and motorcycles are packed in it. There's a temple near the international airport in Kathmandu where it's for burning dead bodies. People who die in the city will be burned at the riverbank outside the temple. So when it starts burning bodies, the air near the airport will have a strong smell which makes people sick. I could smell a smell of gas as well. It had been very scorching in Kathmandu and you have to wear a mask. It was so hard to breathe. I think Chitwan and Pokhra are much better than the capital city. I took us about five hours to get Chitwan from the early morning at around 6 o'clock to noon. We even had lunch on the way. Then I ate another lunch when we arrived at our hotel in Chitwan. After lunch, we discussed the journey plan with a travel agency manager. Then we went to an ancient village and an elephant breeding center. Elephants are quite cute but they are tied by chains. Poor kiddos. Our guide saw a rhino in the distance so he took us to see it closely. He warned us "if I say run, you have to run very fast because rhinos can run very fast. if I say climb, you have to climb the nearest tree immediately". I was so scared because I didn't know how to climb a tree and I was tired. I didn't think I can run fast. After warning us, the guide brought us to the jungle. I was so frightened that I could even hear my heart beating so fast! And it started to rain with thunderstorms and lightings in the distance. We really saw a rhino eating grass. My friends took a lot of photos. I was out of mood. I was thinking what would happen if the rhino rushed towards us and if the storms became heavier. To be continued...

July 19th, 2019 Today is a busy day. I did a lot of things. This morning, I went to a clinic to get some patches on my body which it is said can heal some chronic diseases. Then I spent an hour teaching a student mandarin. The student's mandarin is so good that really impressed me. I went to practice driving this afternoon. I finished studying financial risk management in my spare time. Then I continued learning quantitative analysis. Continuing yesterday's record on Nepal journey. The international airport in Kathmandu doesn't have air conditioners but fans and is built with bricks, which are really impressive! I remember the international airport in Siem Reap, Cambodia is a little bit poor. They don't offer a gate or a shuttle bus for passengers to get on the plane. So the passengers need to walk towards the plane. Comparing those two airports, I think they are similar in some ways which are not exactly the same as the international airport in my head. It took us for a while to get through the customs. Because two friends were asked to fill forms even we have the same visa type. The customs' counters are like from the last century. When we were waiting for our baggage. I talked with the girl beside me. She's from Texas and came to Nepal for water quality investigation. Amazing! I would say everything is a little bit chaotic in Kathmandu. Highly-densely population in the street especially in the borough called Tamel! Taxies are over-quoted but it seems have been agreed upon among taxi drivers. We even encountered a person who kindly showed us around to different temples around without asking for any benefit at the beginning, but he asked us to buy a packet of rice and milk formula when we got separated. It was a little bit expensive for us as students. So we refused his request but gave him a small tip. He seemed very unhappy. I was so afraid that he would revenge afterward like stabbing us or other bad things. Another funny thing is that one friend's iPhone was crashed down. It couldn't open suddenly. Then he found a shop to repair the phone. The repairman opened his phone and licked on the battery!!! OMG! I haven't seen this kind of way to repair the phone!!! Maybe the phone got blessed from Indian Budda. It came to life again... To be continued...

July 18th, 2019 It was so much fun to read what I wrote last summer. A lot of things happened in the past year. I got my first job then quitted it. I did my full-time job and a part-time job simultaneously. And now I am going to do a master program soon. Everything came unexpectedly but it increases much fun in life. I enjoy twists and turns in life. Recently, after I was fired by my part-time job boss the day before yesterday, I started preparing for FRM exams. I hope I could pass two parts at the same time in November. I can make it. Last month, I went to Nepal with my friends. It was so much fun. I hadn't traveled to another country after last year's trip to Bali. I departed on June 16th just after CFA II exam day. I even took six piano lessons before I went to the airport on that day. The flight was delayed. When I arrived at the transfer airport, it was one or two o' clock in the morning. My mom reserved a room for me at the airport. But I was told I couldn't get there because the security staffs got off work. Fortunately, I was provided a free accommodation by the airline company because I have more than eight hours transfer time. I only slept for an hour then I had to wake up to catch up for the next flight. It took me more than four hours to get to Kathmandu. I watched three movies on the plane. I was only awake at the beginning and at the end of each movie. Other periods of time I was sleeping. Because I wore transparent braces, I had to brush teeth after eating. It was annoying to brush teeth on the plane. The washroom was too small! When we arrived at Kathmandu, it was only 11 o' clock at noon. There's the 2.5hours difference between Beijing time and Kathmandu time. To be continued...

September 5, 2018 It's an amazing experience living in a shared courtyard in Beijing! I came across with a family who accompanied their daughter to the university, a Chinese guy, who's work in Google, having a vacation with his mom and a Swiss guy who lived in Paris traveling alone.

September 2, 2018 Beijing is fabulous! I went to the Summer Palace this afternoon. Many tourists visited there where I can feel the breeze and breath the fresh air. In the evening, I ate Korean BBQ which I've thought for many times because there's no authentic Korean restaurant in my hometown! Sometimes I really don't know why I choose the tough life path. It's a totally new academic year. My friends have already arrived at their universities and started a brand-new life there. I received offers from universities too, but I decided not to pursue a master's degree but start working where I can learn knowledges though practices. It's a risky road and full of danger. I should face the obstacles bravely and make a full preparation for overseas employment opportunities.

September 1, 2018 Bye August! Hello September! I arrived at Beijing around 9 at night! I'm so excited! One thing really annoying is that my cousin's parents call my cousin almost every hour, because they are worried about her. Capital city has a lot of foreigners and people speak in very standard mandarin, which is totally different from provincial areas. I came across with some foreigners when we checked in. It seems like there are from Russia, according to their accents. One girl can understand and speak in Chinese. I still think if people want to travel in China, they need to learn some survival Chinese in advance otherwise they won't enjoy their journeys very much.

August 31, 2018 Yesterday, my iPhone crushed all of a sudden. I was writing my diary on Notes at that time. When I charged the phone this morning, I found that all my stuffs in Notes are gone. I feel frustrated because I recorded a lot of my ideas on it, but they disappeared without trails. I'm going to Beijing tomorrow! I can't believe it's tomorrow and feel so excited about it. Please recommend something interesting things in Beijing and delicious food courts! I can't wait to experience the mega city. I feel like a rural area girl finally making it to a metropolis.

August 29, 2018 My tutor said I should write diaries everyday but the fact is I'm too lazy to write. I don't think my grammar has a big problem but when I speak in English, mistakes come unconsciously, which really disappoints me. Today I watched a lot of YouTube clips about Chinese foods which actually I haven't tried. They are very strong flavored but I prefer light flavored cuisine.