Students

Well it's been a month now that I've lived in China. I've experienced a LOT. I can tell you that any weird disgusting stories about China are probably 100% true. I've been on buses where you stand on the step by the front door because that's all the room there is on the bus. I've had little kids rub my arms because they think it's so cool that I have hair on my arms.

The past week my group has been taking Tai Chi lessons. And yes, it is the coolest most amazing workout ever! Soothing with a combination of power. Our teacher is one of the P.E. teachers here at the school and I think he's the most beautiful Asian man I have ever seen! So that's a bonus right?

Oh and this past week Cyd and I were walking around the barter market and we had a Chinese girl com up to us. She started to talk to us in English and said that she is in her fourth year in college majoring in English so she wanted to shop with us so she could practice. She is way cute and funny and has become a really good friend of ours. She also gave me a Chinese name. I don't know how to spell it or tell you what the meaning is behind it because she was going on and on about it and I really don't remember it all... But I have a Chinese name now so I feel pretty cool.

So teaching has gotten better. My home room is sometimes fun, but sometimes they can be the biggest pills! We get to teach our home room last, so the kids are probably tired from the classes before, and I'm tired of teaching the same lesson over and over again. So those two combined together makes it hard. But I still love them!

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Eddie who just has a bunch of energy and just flings his arms and legs in every direction.

Home: Smartest little boy you'll meet. He's so quiet but when everyone leaves the room he just wants to talk to you but you don't know Chinese and feel bad when you don't know what he's saying.

Sky: She's a little pill! She acts like she is sick so she can get out of class and she always just whines.

Sue: She's the cutest little thing! I want to take her home with me!

Ruby: She's the kid that does what she's told and doesn't really stick out but isn't shy at the same time.

Candy: This girl has an attitude. She does what she wants. I feel bad for her. Usually the kids go home for the weekend but she stays at the school. Both her parents work so they just have her stay at the school. And really all the girl wants is some attention. I feel so bad for her. :-(

Lucy: Oh Lucy, she is just unique and so loveable!

The kids are really fun and this week we're going to make light sabers and swords, I'm going to take pictures and get them posted as soon as I can. Also the kids love to sing songs with actions so we taught them the Itsy-bitsy spider, Snowman, Popcorn Popping and Old McDonald. One day they just got bored with all the songs and I couldn't control them so I taught them Book of Mormon stories. They LOVED it! But we can't sing that song in front of the Chinese teachers so every time one of them comes in they want to sings BOMS I have to shush them so they don't get me into trouble.