Dec. 4, 2016 11:30 pm Beijing, China I know that might be a huge surprise, considering how inactive I’ve been on here lately. I’ve actually hit a new record, 3 days in one blog. I’m hoping not to get to this again any time soon. So here’s the deal with why I’ve been MIA, I’ve barely had time to breathe! I mentioned last time I
A Planning Sorta-Rant
Dec. 1, 2016 10:30 pm Beijing, China Want to know the hardest thing about my job? It’s the planning. Going into class and hanging out with the students isn’t hard at all. Granted, there are a few classes that are worse than others, but overall I love teaching my students. I’m still struggling with a few things, like timing and behavior management, but I’m working
The Teacher’s Office
Nov. 18, 2016 10:30 pm Beijing, China So what does a teacher at EF do when they don’t have any classes for the day? Here’s what we do. We sit on our phones and play Tetris. We are free to leave work at whatever time we like to do whatever it is we want. But, most importantly, we organize marshmallow gun wars with the students
I Can’t Breathe
Nov. 5, 2016 9:00 pm Beijing, China 大家好！ Let’s see… what story can I tell you today? Hmm. Oh, I know! How about I tell you about the exciting adventure of my first weekend work day. For those of you who are unaware, weekends at EF are the busiest day. We start work at 8:15 in the morning and have continuous classes until 6:30 at
Abba is Good!
Nov. 3, 2016 10:45 pm Beijing, China So now I kinda feel a little guilty. I wrote that post yesterday about being kicked out of my apartment. But now I get to tell you that I can actually stay in my apartment! Of course, I’m super excited about that (I literally jumped up and squealed when I found out), but I feel bad for making