china?

if i am going to get back to china in the fall, i am going to have to start making some moves in that direction. need to decide whether it will be work or study. i would prefer not to teach english. there is first the teaching job in beijing to apply for, and i should probably go ahead and do that. then there is the assistant job at the china institute. and i should apply to study somewhere in chengdu and perhaps elsewere. there are many advantages to being in chengdu. i already know people there and know my way around. it would be very comfortable and an excellent place to do research for the book. on the other hand, a different place, beijing for example, might be more interesting and at least different. but there is also a part of me that really does not want to go there, that has a preference for clean air and potable water and is also simply tired of travelling. but i really can't stay here for much longer but will have to move my life along at some point in some direction, even if it is just directionless wandering.