Dec. 31, 2016 11:30 pm Beijing, China Racing in at the very end! So the last day of 2016 passed with not much fanfare. I went to work, taught a lot of classes, and headed home. I did have my first Open Door (where I teach a class in front of parents) at 8:45 this morning. It went extremely well! The parents all had great
Dec. 29, 2016 11:00 pm Beijing, China Wanna know why I haven’t written in 4 days? Anyone wanna take a guess? No, it’s not because I’ve been crazy busy. No, it’s not because I’ve been too exhausted from my amazing adventures in China. No, it’s not because my fingers were chopped off and now I have to type with my nose (geez, your imagination takes
Dec. 25, 2016 10:00 pm Beijing, China Merry Christmas, everyone! Do you know what’s my favorite part about Christmas? No, it’s not the presents under the tree or the stocking over the fireplace. My favorite part of Christmas is the joy that surrounds us as we celebrate the gift of Ch—st J—s. But, yeah, opening presents also is a personal favorite moment of mine. It’s
Dec. 24, 2016 11:30 pm Beijing, China Merry Christmas Eve! Christmas is interesting here in China. Obviously, the religious aspect is not a big factor. There’s very little celebration of the actual meaning of Christmas. That said, the ch—ches that are here have Christmas services. I’m interested to see what ch—ch is going to look like when we go tomorrow. But even without that aspect,
Dec. 22, 2016 10:00 pm Beijing, China So here’s the thing about being a teacher, you’re never done with school. I mean, obviously, you’re in school every day teaching the kids. But I mean that a teacher never stops having to take courses and certifications and so on. I know, I’ve only been a teacher for two months and I have no actual background in
