Tuesday-
Bad news: it wasn’t getting warmer. Good news: Katie was
already feeling a little better.
Good enough that we headed off to school for breakfast and
made it okay on the timing. Unfortunately, the food wasn’t quite up to par.
Kind of disappointing- we don’t know why the meals have been going downhill, we
just know that they were. However, there was still a decent piece of breakfast
or two to enjoy, so we feasted on those before retiring to our office.
Soon we both went to teach our morning classes. Grade 3
Class 2 did all right, about the same as the day before with being super
enthusiastic but still pretty good. I ended up hanging out a few minutes late
because they were giving me a ton of hugs. And Katie hadn’t felt like eating
lunch, so she went home right after class and I didn’t end up seeing her go.
I had taken some bread to go that morning after breakfast,
so I didn’t end up going to lunch myself, but munching on that in my office to
chill for a while. I plotted a few lessons in advance, watched pieces of
Emperor’s New Groove and tried to make the internet work better for the next
few hours until my following classes.
Like Monday, about 4 of my Grade 5 girls came through during
‘nap time’ and wanted to study and chill instead of being in their rooms. We
didn’t really like the idea of letting them stick around [they get awfully
nosy], but they worked us over a little and ended up letting them chill out at
the table in the middle of the office. During that time, my girls began telling
me they were going to be singing and dancing in just a short while, without
classes.
Which may have given me a little hope.
I went to teach my Grade 4 kids after a while, and the kids
nearby said they weren’t there but in the other courtyard. Turns out, my girls
were correct- everyone was gathering on the big steps to watch kids perform-
practice, I suppose- and not be in their classes basically. I watched them for
a while, singing and dancing and doing some kung fu. Super cute! Except it was
freaking cold outside so I didn’t stay the whole time. So I didn’t teach Grade
4 again because of that.
Grade 5 was still out as well when I went to check on them…
however halfway thru that class time, one of my kids said I had class! I was
super worried that I had missed something, and I tried not to freak as I
grabbed my things and ran to the classroom.
I wasn’t late- all the kids were beginning to file in. We
were basically just going to do half of class for the day. So we ended up doing
a word game with a basketball hoop I made, although I had kids filing into the
classroom the entire time which was definitely a bit distracting. The game
didn’t go over too well either- they didn’t get the English-word tidbit but
eventually it worked out and lasted for the twenty minutes I taught them. As
usual, they didn’t get a DVD piece because there was so much fighting breaking
out.
Grade 3 Class 3 was chaotic in their own way as well after
that. It was a bit nutty and tricky trying to work with all the kids. I never
suggest putting more than 40 together at a time, seriously. With so little
adult supervision, come on… there’s going to be some chaos!
When I finished with them, Katie and I chose to meet at our
bus stop and go into town for dinner. It was super cold out, but the bus
eventually came and we boarded, even getting seats. Like I’ve mentioned before,
the cold season has everyone riding the bus and its always super packed! It’s
ridiculous, I swear… And crossing the street sucks, especially because Katie
hates it so much. We ended up walking up towards the next stop and crossing at
a slightly better intersection to wander through the red tents to see if there
was anything decent.
Cute stuff, but there wasn’t much that we really want now,
so it was a bit boring and super cold!
So we walked back down to the corner, picked up our drinks
and held on to them while we sat in the crowded dumpling shop. They were the
stalest bunch we’ve had yet, but they still tasted all right! Still super
delicious.
We caught the next bus home, a little less crowded but
definitely still intense. We watched a bit of shows before finally going to bed
after that.
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