Things you would get arrested for in Canada: September 2007 Archives
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.And look at the things you just stumble upon a few blocks away when you get lost trying to find a computer store!
I am going to start a topic called "Things you'd get arrested for in Canada". It all started on my third day here when I saw a mother, father and two year old child squished onto an electric bicycle, riding in the fast lane to turn left on a red light all without helmets. Then I looked down at a 58% alcohol drink, open in my hand. And just like that, the proverbial light came on above my head.
Smoking here is allowed anywhere and everywhere. I was in the hospital today for acupuncture and the freaking doctor in the room next to me was examining a patient with a cigarette hanging from his mouth!?! Things like that make me laugh. What else can you do about it? So I saw this guy hanging out in a department store at night, chatting up the ladies with a ciggy in his hand and told him I was going to take a pic of him for my blog. As soon as I took the pic he took a big drag, looked at me, blew the smoke towards me and said "no smoking". I think it was the only English he knew.
More to come for sure on this topic. From here on in it will mostly be me doing the things to be arrested for in Canada, I promise.
Smoking here is allowed anywhere and everywhere. I was in the hospital today for acupuncture and the freaking doctor in the room next to me was examining a patient with a cigarette hanging from his mouth!?! Things like that make me laugh. What else can you do about it? So I saw this guy hanging out in a department store at night, chatting up the ladies with a ciggy in his hand and told him I was going to take a pic of him for my blog. As soon as I took the pic he took a big drag, looked at me, blew the smoke towards me and said "no smoking". I think it was the only English he knew.
More to come for sure on this topic. From here on in it will mostly be me doing the things to be arrested for in Canada, I promise.
