February 9, 2017 11:15 pm Beijing, China Ugh, today felt so long. Although my hours today were normal, I went in a couple of hours early so I could get a head start on planning for the rest of the week. While I did get a lot of work done, the day just seemed to go on forever. It was one of those days where
Vacation Time
February 1, 2017 10:45 pm Beijing, China A week long vacation is a lot harder over here. I mean, I did basically what I would do on school breaks back home. I hung out with a couple friends for a few days, but spent most of my time sleeping late and watching TV in my apartment. I know, I lead an extremely exciting life. But
Happy New Year x2!
January 27, 2017 11:30 pm Beijing, China Happy Chinese New Year, everyone! Over here, this is huge. I mean, take New Year’s at home and multiply it by 10 and you’ll get some idea of what Chinese New Year is like. I told you guys yesterday that people here take a ton of time off of work to go home for Chinese New Year. Those
Parents, Teachers, and Peek-a-Boo
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.