November 8th, 2011
Monday morning I was sitting in my apartment weighing the pros and cons of taking a nap when I heard a knock at my door. I wrongly assumed that it was Nina or Susi because they are the only people to regularly knock on my door. It was actually a woman who goes by Echo, although I do not know her Chinese name. Echo had one simple question: “Do you want a puppy?” I was taken off guard by the question, so I answered with a hesitant “Sure…”
At the back of my mind I assumed that it would be at least a week before she would be able to find me a puppy, which would give me plenty of time to reconsider. I really need to stop assuming. The puppy was in Echo’s apartment, which just happens to be in my building. Within five minutes I was the owner of an adorable two month old puppy.
You may be wondering why Echo had a puppy in her apartment. One of her students gave it to her earlier that morning because he had no other option. Many of the students (both at San Zhong and Yi Zhong) live at the school because their homes are in the country, and the commute to school would be far too long to make every day. This boy was one such student. Alternatively, the students who live in the city of Yumen are able to live at home with their families. The boy had given a puppy to his friend who lives in the city; however, the friend was not able to keep the puppy. This left the boy with two options, raise the puppy in his dorm, which is not allowed, or find another owner. I love that I am able to give this puppy a home, but I am really not looking forward to having to leave my puppy in China when I go home in eight months.
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