Now that I am settled back in Suzhou, I've noticed two things: once, that it is no longer sweltering hot during the day - in fact at night it's downright chilly - and two, that I am coming down with a cold myself.  The other foreign teachers are getting sick, too.  Now, early in the summer I had a REALLY bad cold, that lasted for a month and when I finally got better my mom got it and she was sick for just as long.  I think my body had waited until after graduation to get sick... which is probably good since otherwise I would have had a hard time completing my Honors Thesis exhibition.  Fortunately, I am not nearly as sick as last time, but it's hard to have a cold when I must teach (or, umm, shout at) a classroom of hyperactive Chinese children.  Other than some Tang-infused orange juice, I don't really have the normal "comforts of home" that might help me feel better.  And, it's no fun to talk over Skype or iChat with my folks back at home when I have a sore throat.  I'll feel better soon enough, though.