February 11, 2017 1:00 am Beijing, China I’m going to write this super quickly because I have to be awake in 6 hours. Today has been a super long day, although it didn’t look that way from the beginning. I believe I mentioned yesterday that I had an open door today. An open door is when parents come to watch the class. With Small Stars,
Exhausting, but Never Boring
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
International Shopping
February 8, 2017 11:30 pm Beijing, China Hey guys. Sorry, I know it’s been a while since I’ve updated this blog. The long absence was partially due to my busy schedule and partially my laziness on days off. 对不起. Remember how I told you guys a little bit about the amount of work caused by preparing for Winter Academy? This past weekend was insane. Lots
Exhausting Work; Enjoyable Dinner
February 2, 2017 11:15 pm Beijing, China Today was an interesting day. On most Thursdays, some of the teachers are off, so the office isn’t as crowded as it is the rest of the week. Because of the holiday, though, that was not the case this week. To even out days off, everyone was required to be in the office today at 1 pm. We
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