Blogs from Feng Tai District, Beijing, China, Asia - page 4

Okay, so I am not really a spontaneous writer , but I have been reading everyone’s xangas and realized that maybe I should try writing about small weird things that are a part of my day. If I can get great joy from Brittany Jo's coffee and cold lima beans, Tara’s definition of procrastination and Allie's tales of laundry and dirty dishes to be done I should at least attempt to write something creative. This funny thing language I smiled and parked my bike inside the lobby where I always do before going upstairs to teach. This very young guard comes running across the courtyard and starts talking to me in Chinese. I of course have no idea what he is saying but I politely nod and smile. Hoping that he does not need me to ... read more

I succesfully completed another week of classes. I think I am getting better. Although I got a call last night at 9pm telling me my 10am and 2 pm class was canceled. No explanation just canceled. Determined not to let the very rowdy middle schoolers control my classroom today I laid it out for them that if they did not listen and speak up in class i was going to bring in the chinese teacher. That shaped them up real fast. They are very good for their Chinese teachers. One student told me that when he was bad he had to walk around the playground all day in imatation of the long march. But I don't want my students to be scared of me. They can't be scared because its a conversational class they have to ... read more

I don't know how to express what Boss does but sometimes it takes the kitchen sink breaking to break you. I am still doing well but decided to take today and just walk around where I am living to make sure I know where I am before school starts that I won't be getting lost on the way to class that sort of thing. I now have a pretty good idea of how to get where I need to be and how to get back home. I did get lost but now I enough major streets to find to get back to where I need to be. I went back to the apartment with the intention of washing dishes and mopping the floor doing laundry that sort of thing. Well I could not figure out the ... read more

I have made it safely! I am glad not to have to make the trip again for ten months. I knew I would not have to reset my watch because Beijing is exactly twelve hours ahead so the whole trip I could look at my watch and say hey its 10 o’clock at home and in China. I decided to just eat when my body was hungry which ended up being midnight sc time and 8 LA time. Once on the plane I was so tired I promptly feel into a deep deep sleep. Only to be woken up by the stewardess serving me dinner! I could have sworn it was two in the morning and I was in my bed not dinnertime. That is the weirdest feeling in the world. Flying is really not bad. ... read more