Blogs from Wuhan, Hubei, China, Asia - page 30

I am slacking on my journal writing, sorry. Saturday we all lounged around and watched some movies we have bought. I tried my hand at cooking at my place and we made dumplings for lunch. Sarah and I have agreed to tutor the daughter of the Vice President of the college. Her name is meng lin and she is 16. She attends the foreign language school in Wuhan and is in her third year. She has studied for a year in australia so she has a chinese/australian accent. She is very curious about American culture because it is her hope to attend American university to study international relations and economics, maybe even journalism. This session we discussed American colleges vs. university and explained what liberal arts colleges are. She has done much research about schools and ... read more

Since none of us have to teach class on Thursdays, we decided that Wednesday night would be perfect for checking out one of the many local karaoke bars. We started the evening off with a dinner that was more eventful than delicious. It started with a mystery dish that Nick tried (and quickly spat out). In retrospect, I think it was the local dish duck neck. We ordered a chicken hot pot style meal that came complete with feet (very tricky to get any real meat) and bones bones bones. If you have ever wondered what happens to the discarded bones and skin of all of the boneless, skinless chicken that we eat at home, it is in China. And it was in our dinner. About 1 in every 5 chunks actually had some meat on ... read more

Here are some more pictures of my life in Wuhan! Karaoke, more eating and the campus!... read more

Tuesday was my first day of school. I had my oral English class at 10am. I was definitely a little nervous, because I had no idea what to expect. Nick and Katie had warned me that the writing classes were less willing to participate and speak in class (since it was writing, not oral English). My fears were immediately assuaged when I walked into a room of smiling faces. They greeted me warmly and seemed very eager to learn. I had them write down their English names so I could take attendance. Most of their names were “normal” names, although I do have a Story and a Bird. Bird is my player. He is one of only 4 boys in a class with 26 girls. He sat in the back and gave me a “wha-zup” hand ... read more

I hope everyone had a great labor day!! Today, tuesday, I had my second class at 8am. I was later than I would have liked because I am not feeling great, I think muslim noodle place is bad tummy food, so I woke up later and took forever getting ready just cause I am not myself. My students in my writing class were much quieter than my first oral english class but their skill level seems to be better than the other class. Many of my students are 21 and 20 so they are a little older. Some cool names were Nash, Sunny (a girl), Birtha, Orchid, Belinda and Daphne. I ran this class similarly to the previous class with introductions which took more time because their skill level is better and they had more to ... read more