January 20, 2017 11:00 pm Beijing, China So remember me telling you about progress reports? Those things I had to write about each of my students, but is hard to do because I don’t know a lot of them? Okay, quick refresher. Twice a course, teachers write progress reports for each student in class. In these reports we discuss the students’ language abilities and their
3 Months
January 19, 2017 11:00 pm Beijing, China Happy 3 month-iversary to me. Yep, that’s right. I’ve have been in China for three months, as of today. This is when they say the honeymoon period ends–the excitement of living in a foreign country has ended and you have your routine. With less distraction and more time to think, the culture shock and homesickness start to hit.
Itching for Relief! HELP!
January 18, 2017 10:30 pm Beijing, China Happy Birthday, Jaidyn Li McKell! I can’t believe you’re a teenager now. I know you probably won’t read this, but I wanted to say happy birthday, just in case. Anyway, hope you are having/had an amazing day. I p—y that this year is full of Abba’s blessings and I’m excited to see you continue to grow. The featured
SLEEP!
January 17, 2017 11:30 pm Beijing, China I want to update because I can. Remember how yesterday I said that I wanted to sleep for the next 24 hours and that maybe I actually would? Well, I didn’t sleep for 24 hours, but I did sleep for about 14. I went to bed around 3am because I was reading. When I woke up, it was
Odd Weeks are Exhausting
January 16, 2017 11:00 pm Beijing, China Once again, it has been way too long since I have posted a blog. I’ve been a little bogged down by work over the past few days, so I’m exhausted! This past week was an odd week, so my work schedule was crazy. Let me explain. The way EF works is that we provide two hours of instruction