Day 10!?
Weird. Have I only been here a week and a half? So much has happened!
I love my job. I teach an average of 4 classes a day. Besides the brutal math classes, I get to teach whatever I want. Today I taught my Overseas Junior 1 class (grade 7ish) the words to Linkin Parks "What I've Done" as per their request. Then I told them it was on the condition I taught them a song I liked the following class. OF COURSE it will be an Opening Axe song. I think we might just learn about music and songs for the rest of the semester. Look at the little buggers working so hard trying to figure out the lyrics before I give them the answers. Try to explain what 'alibi', 'clean slate' and 'uncertainty' are to people who barely understand when I say, "Write this down". I am becoming a good mime.
The other much more exciting thing is Jason made the purchase of the century yesterday. A friggin motor bike that cost less than 100RMB. It is a bit rough and the clutch it brutal but holy crap is it fun. I have always said I would be a Harley girl one day. So no one should be surprised that I am going to get my license here. (Way cheaper and easier than getting a moto license in Canada.) This was what we did this morning between classes...working hard prepping lesson plans! Really though, I had to go buy a chord to hook my computer up to the speakers in class, so I was working. Yes, for you perceptive little things in the audience. This is something you would get arrested for in Canada.
I love my job. I teach an average of 4 classes a day. Besides the brutal math classes, I get to teach whatever I want. Today I taught my Overseas Junior 1 class (grade 7ish) the words to Linkin Parks "What I've Done" as per their request. Then I told them it was on the condition I taught them a song I liked the following class. OF COURSE it will be an Opening Axe song. I think we might just learn about music and songs for the rest of the semester. Look at the little buggers working so hard trying to figure out the lyrics before I give them the answers. Try to explain what 'alibi', 'clean slate' and 'uncertainty' are to people who barely understand when I say, "Write this down". I am becoming a good mime.
The other much more exciting thing is Jason made the purchase of the century yesterday. A friggin motor bike that cost less than 100RMB. It is a bit rough and the clutch it brutal but holy crap is it fun. I have always said I would be a Harley girl one day. So no one should be surprised that I am going to get my license here. (Way cheaper and easier than getting a moto license in Canada.) This was what we did this morning between classes...working hard prepping lesson plans! Really though, I had to go buy a chord to hook my computer up to the speakers in class, so I was working. Yes, for you perceptive little things in the audience. This is something you would get arrested for in Canada.0 TrackBacks
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Mum...This IS censored for you, and you know it;)
If i haven't died young yet, I doubt I will. But if I do, think of all the rich Chinese people I would save with my many healthy organs...so really you can think of it as me having learned the virtue of giving at a young age and be proud of that.
What is that "shrine"?. Could you wear a helmet if you wanted young lady? There are so many people there that maybe they need organ donors and that is why they allow people to ride without helmets and probably even encourage it. You know what I think about
"murder cycles". Maybe you should have a censored blog just for me to read.
How are you managing your intolerance of smoke with everyone smoking everywhere? Must be quite a change for you from Victoria.
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