Life and Taxes
Today’s been a day of great news. After a slow morning watching my dear Cavaliers lose their first-ever NBA finals to the extremely talented Spurs, I finally started working on my taxes. Putting them off as long as possible is an annual tradition for me … and this year was quite special, because all citizens living overseas get an automatic two month extension on the due date.
When I finally finished crunching the numbers, I was pleasantly surprised … I found that I’m getting a $1,867 rebate this year! It’s a pretty sweet surprise … the credits that I got for my grad school tuition really added up. I guess being a student really does pay!
Next, I went to class. My last class in China. That’s right … after 45 minutes of I-Spy-and-basketball-game goodness, I’m finally free and clear for my 2007 summer vacation. Time to celebrate!
So I’m off to Changsha for the WorldTeach End-of-Service Conference. It should be a great time of celebrating with my fellow volunteers, tying up loose ends, and filling out endless reams of mindless paperwork. Then, over the course of the next six weeks, I’ll be doing a lot of things … visiting some places I haven’t yet been to and returning to some others that I didn’t get enough of, packing up my things and sending some of them home in the mail, working on getting a mortgage and starting the hunt for a new home, working on thousands of unedited photos and taking a few thousand more, and generally gathering myself for the trip back to the states.
Will it ever end? I sure hope not …
June 15th, 2007 at 10:59 pm EST
Having spent our week in Loudi going to every class you teach, I know how happy you are to be finished with such a hectic schedule (at times) and are now going to travel with a single mindedness, ( or is it singlemindlessness!) Have fun, be safe, and eventually come home to American soil and all who love you! MOM
June 16th, 2007 at 7:07 am EST
Congrats on that last class - although I’m sure you’ll miss a lot of aspects of your experience! Enjoy your freedom!
June 16th, 2007 at 10:19 am EST
come. visit. pvm. when. you. get. back.
we. miss. you.
kay?
June 16th, 2007 at 1:25 pm EST
angie, how long is the camp season this year? I really wanna!
June 16th, 2007 at 11:56 pm EST
Yi Fan Feng Shun = Smooth sailing. You are a good guy, I will miss you:):wink:
June 17th, 2007 at 3:00 am EST
Jakob and Ilona will be at PVM THIS SUNDAY at 4pm through Friday 4pm. Webel offspring at REZ Camp, baby! Beat you to it, Uncle Lance!
June 17th, 2007 at 7:02 am EST
Lance, Please read your e-mail regarding Father’s Day………MOM
June 17th, 2007 at 10:30 am EST
The town will miss you!